Step 1:
The first step to converting 231965.60008714 to a fraction is to re-write 231965.60008714 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 231965.60008714 can be written as simply 231965.60008714/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 231965.60008714, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231965.60008714/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 231965.60008714/1 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 231965.60008714 as a fraction:
463931/2 / 1