Step 1:
The first step to converting 462955.87000051 to a fraction is to re-write 462955.87000051 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 462955.87000051 can be written as simply 462955.87000051/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 462955.87000051, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462955.87000051/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 462955.87000051/1 each by 100000000:
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 462955.87000051 as a fraction:
462956/1 / 1