Step 1:
The first step to converting 236146.49179996 to a fraction is to re-write 236146.49179996 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 236146.49179996 can be written as simply 236146.49179996/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 236146.49179996, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236146.49179996/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236146.49179996/1 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 236146.49179996 as a fraction:
472293/2 / 1