Step 1:
The first step to converting 231167.51382294 to a fraction is to re-write 231167.51382294 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231167.51382294 can be written as simply 231167.51382294/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231167.51382294, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231167.51382294/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231167.51382294/1 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 231167.51382294 as a fraction:
462335/2 / 1