Step 1:
The first step to converting 3553697857.9048 to a fraction is to re-write 3553697857.9048 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3553697857.9048 can be written as simply 3553697857.9048/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3553697857.9048, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3553697857.9048/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3553697857.9048/1 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 3553697857.9048 as a fraction:
3553697857/1 / 1