Step 1:
The first step to converting 45482888.50704 to a fraction is to re-write 45482888.50704 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45482888.50704 can be written as simply 45482888.50704/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45482888.50704, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45482888.50704/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45482888.50704/1 each by 100000:
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 45482888.50704 as a fraction:
45482888/1 / 1