Step 1:
The first step to converting 20237.585383958 to a fraction is to re-write 20237.585383958 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 20237.585383958 can be written as simply 20237.585383958/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 20237.585383958, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20237.585383958/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 20237.585383958/1 each by 1000000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 20237.585383958 as a fraction:
101188/5 / 1