Step 1:
The first step to converting 46246.565671996 to a fraction is to re-write 46246.565671996 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46246.565671996 can be written as simply 46246.565671996/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46246.565671996, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46246.565671996/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46246.565671996/1 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 46246.565671996 as a fraction:
323726/7 / 1