Step 1:
The first step to converting 236.4345 to a fraction is to re-write 236.4345 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 236.4345 can be written as simply 236.4345/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 236.4345, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236.4345/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236.4345/1 each by 10000:
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 236.4345 as a fraction:
34283/145 / 1