Step 1:
The first step to converting 45448.426834504 to a fraction is to re-write 45448.426834504 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45448.426834504 can be written as simply 45448.426834504/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45448.426834504, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45448.426834504/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45448.426834504/1 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 45448.426834504 as a fraction:
227242/5 / 1