Step 1:
The first step to converting 368117.23996562 to a fraction is to re-write 368117.23996562 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 368117.23996562 can be written as simply 368117.23996562/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 368117.23996562, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 368117.23996562/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 368117.23996562/1 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 368117.23996562 as a fraction:
368117/1 / 1