Step 1:
The first step to converting 468848.7256178 to a fraction is to re-write 468848.7256178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 468848.7256178 can be written as simply 468848.7256178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 468848.7256178, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 468848.7256178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 468848.7256178/1 each by 10000000:
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 468848.7256178 as a fraction:
468849/1 / 1