Step 1:
The first step to converting 688748404.2044 to a fraction is to re-write 688748404.2044 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 688748404.2044 can be written as simply 688748404.2044/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 688748404.2044, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 688748404.2044/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 688748404.2044/1 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 688748404.2044 as a fraction:
688748404/1 / 1