Step 1:
The first step to converting 846.4182 to a fraction is to re-write 846.4182 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 846.4182 can be written as simply 846.4182/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 846.4182, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 846.4182/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 846.4182/1 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 846.4182 as a fraction:
36396/43 / 1