Step 1:
The first step to converting 4448.987 to a fraction is to re-write 4448.987 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4448.987 can be written as simply 4448.987/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4448.987, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4448.987/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4448.987/1 each by 1000:
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 4448.987 as a fraction:
338123/76 / 1