Step 1:
The first step to converting 229600.2144426 to a fraction is to re-write 229600.2144426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 229600.2144426 can be written as simply 229600.2144426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 229600.2144426, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 229600.2144426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 229600.2144426/1 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 229600.2144426 as a fraction:
229600/1 / 1