Step 1:
The first step to converting 236004.8532617 to a fraction is to re-write 236004.8532617 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 236004.8532617 can be written as simply 236004.8532617/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 236004.8532617, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236004.8532617/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236004.8532617/1 each by 10000000:
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 236004.8532617 as a fraction:
236005/1 / 1