Step 1:
The first step to converting 46253.310916981 to a fraction is to re-write 46253.310916981 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46253.310916981 can be written as simply 46253.310916981/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46253.310916981, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46253.310916981/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46253.310916981/1 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 46253.310916981 as a fraction:
138760/3 / 1