Step 1:
The first step to converting 45404.515 to a fraction is to re-write 45404.515 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45404.515 can be written as simply 45404.515/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45404.515, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45404.515/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45404.515/1 each by 1000:
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 45404.515 as a fraction:
90809/2 / 1