Step 1:
The first step to converting 44234.83472286 to a fraction is to re-write 44234.83472286 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 44234.83472286 can be written as simply 44234.83472286/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 44234.83472286, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44234.83472286/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 44234.83472286/1 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 44234.83472286 as a fraction:
265409/6 / 1