Step 1:
The first step to converting 45538.996080376 to a fraction is to re-write 45538.996080376 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45538.996080376 can be written as simply 45538.996080376/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45538.996080376, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45538.996080376/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45538.996080376/1 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 45538.996080376 as a fraction:
45539/1 / 1