Step 1:
The first step to converting 766838.482 to a fraction is to re-write 766838.482 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 766838.482 can be written as simply 766838.482/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 766838.482, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 766838.482/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 766838.482/1 each by 1000:
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 766838.482 as a fraction:
766838/1 / 1