Step 1:
The first step to converting 478448.32033701 to a fraction is to re-write 478448.32033701 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 478448.32033701 can be written as simply 478448.32033701/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 478448.32033701, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 478448.32033701/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 478448.32033701/1 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 478448.32033701 as a fraction:
478448/1 / 1