Step 1:
The first step to converting 37448.493571522 to a fraction is to re-write 37448.493571522 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 37448.493571522 can be written as simply 37448.493571522/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 37448.493571522, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37448.493571522/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 37448.493571522/1 each by 1000000000:
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 37448.493571522 as a fraction:
74897/2 / 1