Step 1:
The first step to converting 232.31988 to a fraction is to re-write 232.31988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 232.31988 can be written as simply 232.31988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 232.31988, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232.31988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232.31988/1 each by 100000:
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 232.31988 as a fraction:
5808/25 / 1