Step 1:
The first step to converting 284477.45861601 to a fraction is to re-write 284477.45861601 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 284477.45861601 can be written as simply 284477.45861601/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 284477.45861601, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284477.45861601/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 284477.45861601/1 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 284477.45861601 as a fraction:
568955/2 / 1