Step 1:
The first step to converting 45041.02144976 to a fraction is to re-write 45041.02144976 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45041.02144976 can be written as simply 45041.02144976/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45041.02144976, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45041.02144976/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45041.02144976/1 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 45041.02144976 as a fraction:
45041/1 / 1