Step 1:
The first step to converting 290234133.20178 to a fraction is to re-write 290234133.20178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 290234133.20178 can be written as simply 290234133.20178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 290234133.20178, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290234133.20178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290234133.20178/1 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 290234133.20178 as a fraction:
290234133/1 / 1