Step 1:
The first step to converting 47458.970178295 to a fraction is to re-write 47458.970178295 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47458.970178295 can be written as simply 47458.970178295/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47458.970178295, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47458.970178295/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47458.970178295/1 each by 1000000000:
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 47458.970178295 as a fraction:
47459/1 / 1