Step 1:
The first step to converting 45311050.49046 to a fraction is to re-write 45311050.49046 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45311050.49046 can be written as simply 45311050.49046/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45311050.49046, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45311050.49046/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45311050.49046/1 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 45311050.49046 as a fraction:
45311050/1 / 1