Step 1:
The first step to converting 46838.21731877 to a fraction is to re-write 46838.21731877 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 46838.21731877 can be written as simply 46838.21731877/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 46838.21731877, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46838.21731877/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 46838.21731877/1 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 46838.21731877 as a fraction:
187353/4 / 1