Step 1:
The first step to converting 229324995.8178 to a fraction is to re-write 229324995.8178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 229324995.8178 can be written as simply 229324995.8178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 229324995.8178, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 229324995.8178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 229324995.8178/1 each by 10000:
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 229324995.8178 as a fraction:
229324995/1 / 1