Step 1:
The first step to converting 228982.6924878 to a fraction is to re-write 228982.6924878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 228982.6924878 can be written as simply 228982.6924878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 228982.6924878, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 228982.6924878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 228982.6924878/1 each by 10000000:
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 228982.6924878 as a fraction:
686948/3 / 1