Step 1:
The first step to converting 232316.17510188 to a fraction is to re-write 232316.17510188 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 232316.17510188 can be written as simply 232316.17510188/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 232316.17510188, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232316.17510188/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232316.17510188/1 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 232316.17510188 as a fraction:
232316/1 / 1