Step 1:
The first step to converting 45331.677237274 to a fraction is to re-write 45331.677237274 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45331.677237274 can be written as simply 45331.677237274/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45331.677237274, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45331.677237274/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45331.677237274/1 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 45331.677237274 as a fraction:
135995/3 / 1