Step 1:
The first step to converting 233389845.22178 to a fraction is to re-write 233389845.22178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 233389845.22178 can be written as simply 233389845.22178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 233389845.22178, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 233389845.22178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 233389845.22178/1 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 233389845.22178 as a fraction:
233389845/1 / 1