Step 1:
The first step to converting 228408197.05498 to a fraction is to re-write 228408197.05498 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 228408197.05498 can be written as simply 228408197.05498/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 228408197.05498, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 228408197.05498/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 228408197.05498/1 each by 100000:
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 228408197.05498 as a fraction:
228408197/1 / 1