Step 1:
The first step to converting 46051.425 to a fraction is to re-write 46051.425 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46051.425 can be written as simply 46051.425/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46051.425, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46051.425/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46051.425/1 each by 1000:
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 46051.425 as a fraction:
230257/5 / 1