Step 1:
The first step to converting 45724.02684512 to a fraction is to re-write 45724.02684512 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45724.02684512 can be written as simply 45724.02684512/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45724.02684512, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45724.02684512/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45724.02684512/1 each by 100000000:
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 45724.02684512 as a fraction:
45724/1 / 1