Step 1:
The first step to converting 45463527.848442 to a fraction is to re-write 45463527.848442 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45463527.848442 can be written as simply 45463527.848442/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45463527.848442, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45463527.848442/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45463527.848442/1 each by 1000000:
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 45463527.848442 as a fraction:
45463527/1 / 1