Step 1:
The first step to converting 24231.281576415 to a fraction is to re-write 24231.281576415 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 24231.281576415 can be written as simply 24231.281576415/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 24231.281576415, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24231.281576415/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 24231.281576415/1 each by 1000000000:
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 24231.281576415 as a fraction:
169619/7 / 1