Step 1:
The first step to converting 468299.41869978 to a fraction is to re-write 468299.41869978 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 468299.41869978 can be written as simply 468299.41869978/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 468299.41869978, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 468299.41869978/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 468299.41869978/1 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 468299.41869978 as a fraction:
468299/1 / 1