Step 1:
The first step to converting 472888.78424271 to a fraction is to re-write 472888.78424271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 472888.78424271 can be written as simply 472888.78424271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 472888.78424271, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472888.78424271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472888.78424271/1 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 472888.78424271 as a fraction:
472889/1 / 1