Step 1:
The first step to converting 232992.16817738 to a fraction is to re-write 232992.16817738 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 232992.16817738 can be written as simply 232992.16817738/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 232992.16817738, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232992.16817738/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 232992.16817738/1 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 232992.16817738 as a fraction:
232992/1 / 1