Step 1:
The first step to converting 45728.298214288 to a fraction is to re-write 45728.298214288 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 45728.298214288 can be written as simply 45728.298214288/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 45728.298214288, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45728.298214288/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 45728.298214288/1 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 45728.298214288 as a fraction:
137185/3 / 1