Step 1:
The first step to converting 472988.93703002 to a fraction is to re-write 472988.93703002 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 472988.93703002 can be written as simply 472988.93703002/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 472988.93703002, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472988.93703002/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472988.93703002/1 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 472988.93703002 as a fraction:
472989/1 / 1