Step 1:
The first step to converting 505482.18595775 to a fraction is to re-write 505482.18595775 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 505482.18595775 can be written as simply 505482.18595775/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 505482.18595775, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 505482.18595775/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 505482.18595775/1 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 505482.18595775 as a fraction:
505482/1 / 1