Step 1:
The first step to converting 235942.19421424 to a fraction is to re-write 235942.19421424 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 235942.19421424 can be written as simply 235942.19421424/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 235942.19421424, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 235942.19421424/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 235942.19421424/1 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 235942.19421424 as a fraction:
235942/1 / 1