Step 1:
The first step to converting 4628.685 to a fraction is to re-write 4628.685 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4628.685 can be written as simply 4628.685/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4628.685, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4628.685/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4628.685/1 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 4628.685 as a fraction:
74059/16 / 1