Step 1:
The first step to converting 232852.56230278 to a fraction is to re-write 232852.56230278 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 232852.56230278 can be written as simply 232852.56230278/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 232852.56230278, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232852.56230278/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232852.56230278/1 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 232852.56230278 as a fraction:
465705/2 / 1