Step 1:
The first step to converting 236999.14247709 to a fraction is to re-write 236999.14247709 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 236999.14247709 can be written as simply 236999.14247709/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 236999.14247709, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236999.14247709/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 236999.14247709/1 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 236999.14247709 as a fraction:
236999/1 / 1