Step 1:
The first step to converting 229574.42817453 to a fraction is to re-write 229574.42817453 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 229574.42817453 can be written as simply 229574.42817453/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 229574.42817453, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 229574.42817453/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 229574.42817453/1 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 229574.42817453 as a fraction:
459149/2 / 1