Step 1:
The first step to converting 98232.420764551 to a fraction is to re-write 98232.420764551 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 98232.420764551 can be written as simply 98232.420764551/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 98232.420764551, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98232.420764551/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 98232.420764551/1 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 98232.420764551 as a fraction:
196465/2 / 1