Step 1:
The first step to converting 492529375.4178 to a fraction is to re-write 492529375.4178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 492529375.4178 can be written as simply 492529375.4178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 492529375.4178, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 492529375.4178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 492529375.4178/1 each by 10000:
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 492529375.4178 as a fraction:
492529375/1 / 1