Step 1:
The first step to converting 46118.426419688 to a fraction is to re-write 46118.426419688 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46118.426419688 can be written as simply 46118.426419688/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46118.426419688, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46118.426419688/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46118.426419688/1 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 46118.426419688 as a fraction:
230592/5 / 1