Step 1:
The first step to converting 45088.978923342 to a fraction is to re-write 45088.978923342 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45088.978923342 can be written as simply 45088.978923342/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45088.978923342, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45088.978923342/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45088.978923342/1 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 45088.978923342 as a fraction:
45089/1 / 1