Step 1:
The first step to converting 230731.17217878 to a fraction is to re-write 230731.17217878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 230731.17217878 can be written as simply 230731.17217878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 230731.17217878, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230731.17217878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 230731.17217878/1 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 230731.17217878 as a fraction:
230731/1 / 1