Step 1:
The first step to converting 470850.19786852 to a fraction is to re-write 470850.19786852 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 470850.19786852 can be written as simply 470850.19786852/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 470850.19786852, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 470850.19786852/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 470850.19786852/1 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 470850.19786852 as a fraction:
470850/1 / 1