Step 1:
The first step to converting 46786.117983761 to a fraction is to re-write 46786.117983761 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46786.117983761 can be written as simply 46786.117983761/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46786.117983761, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46786.117983761/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46786.117983761/1 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 46786.117983761 as a fraction:
374289/8 / 1