Step 1:
The first step to converting 68236.858938223 to a fraction is to re-write 68236.858938223 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 68236.858938223 can be written as simply 68236.858938223/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 68236.858938223, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68236.858938223/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 68236.858938223/1 each by 1000000000:
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 68236.858938223 as a fraction:
477658/7 / 1