Step 1:
The first step to converting 237324.21970686 to a fraction is to re-write 237324.21970686 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 237324.21970686 can be written as simply 237324.21970686/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 237324.21970686, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237324.21970686/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 237324.21970686/1 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 237324.21970686 as a fraction:
237324/1 / 1