Step 1:
The first step to converting 236331.504729 to a fraction is to re-write 236331.504729 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 236331.504729 can be written as simply 236331.504729/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 236331.504729, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236331.504729/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236331.504729/1 each by 1000000:
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 236331.504729 as a fraction:
472663/2 / 1