Step 1:
The first step to converting 6454.74 to a fraction is to re-write 6454.74 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 6454.74 can be written as simply 6454.74/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 6454.74, which in this case is 2. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6454.74/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 6454.74/1 each by 100:
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 6454.74 as a fraction:
148459/23 / 1