Step 1:
The first step to converting 290236060.8972 to a fraction is to re-write 290236060.8972 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 290236060.8972 can be written as simply 290236060.8972/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 290236060.8972, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290236060.8972/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 290236060.8972/1 each by 10000:
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 290236060.8972 as a fraction:
290236060/1 / 1