Step 1:
The first step to converting 248898042.95228 to a fraction is to re-write 248898042.95228 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 248898042.95228 can be written as simply 248898042.95228/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 248898042.95228, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 248898042.95228/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 248898042.95228/1 each by 100000:
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 248898042.95228 as a fraction:
248898042/1 / 1