Step 1:
The first step to converting 46589.797201968 to a fraction is to re-write 46589.797201968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46589.797201968 can be written as simply 46589.797201968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46589.797201968, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46589.797201968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46589.797201968/1 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 46589.797201968 as a fraction:
232949/5 / 1