Step 1:
The first step to converting 248546.10250042 to a fraction is to re-write 248546.10250042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 248546.10250042 can be written as simply 248546.10250042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 248546.10250042, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 248546.10250042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 248546.10250042/1 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 248546.10250042 as a fraction:
248546/1 / 1