Step 1:
The first step to converting 209204.23933428 to a fraction is to re-write 209204.23933428 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 209204.23933428 can be written as simply 209204.23933428/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 209204.23933428, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 209204.23933428/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 209204.23933428/1 each by 100000000:
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 209204.23933428 as a fraction:
836817/4 / 1