Step 1:
The first step to converting 293731.34115072 to a fraction is to re-write 293731.34115072 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 293731.34115072 can be written as simply 293731.34115072/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 293731.34115072, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 293731.34115072/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 293731.34115072/1 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 293731.34115072 as a fraction:
587463/2 / 1