Step 1:
The first step to converting 23217.501619614 to a fraction is to re-write 23217.501619614 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 23217.501619614 can be written as simply 23217.501619614/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 23217.501619614, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23217.501619614/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 23217.501619614/1 each by 1000000000:
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 23217.501619614 as a fraction:
46435/2 / 1