Step 1:
The first step to converting 45425.426861584 to a fraction is to re-write 45425.426861584 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45425.426861584 can be written as simply 45425.426861584/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45425.426861584, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45425.426861584/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45425.426861584/1 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 45425.426861584 as a fraction:
227127/5 / 1