Step 1:
The first step to converting 248552.12000078 to a fraction is to re-write 248552.12000078 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 248552.12000078 can be written as simply 248552.12000078/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 248552.12000078, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 248552.12000078/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 248552.12000078/1 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 248552.12000078 as a fraction:
248552/1 / 1