Step 1:
The first step to converting 45245275.38224 to a fraction is to re-write 45245275.38224 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45245275.38224 can be written as simply 45245275.38224/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45245275.38224, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45245275.38224/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45245275.38224/1 each by 100000:
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 45245275.38224 as a fraction:
45245275/1 / 1