Step 1:
The first step to converting 45012.421179738 to a fraction is to re-write 45012.421179738 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45012.421179738 can be written as simply 45012.421179738/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45012.421179738, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45012.421179738/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45012.421179738/1 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 45012.421179738 as a fraction:
225062/5 / 1