Step 1:
The first step to converting 463.47972358608 to a fraction is to re-write 463.47972358608 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 463.47972358608 can be written as simply 463.47972358608/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 463.47972358608, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 463.47972358608/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 463.47972358608/1 each by 100000000000:
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 463.47972358608 as a fraction:
11587/25 / 1