Step 1:
The first step to converting 231279.16933836 to a fraction is to re-write 231279.16933836 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231279.16933836 can be written as simply 231279.16933836/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231279.16933836, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231279.16933836/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231279.16933836/1 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 231279.16933836 as a fraction:
231279/1 / 1