Step 1:
The first step to converting 244231.42572352 to a fraction is to re-write 244231.42572352 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 244231.42572352 can be written as simply 244231.42572352/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 244231.42572352, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 244231.42572352/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 244231.42572352/1 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 244231.42572352 as a fraction:
488463/2 / 1