Step 1:
The first step to converting 271232228.72259 to a fraction is to re-write 271232228.72259 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 271232228.72259 can be written as simply 271232228.72259/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 271232228.72259, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 271232228.72259/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 271232228.72259/1 each by 100000:
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 271232228.72259 as a fraction:
271232228/1 / 1