Step 1:
The first step to converting 47359.260437031 to a fraction is to re-write 47359.260437031 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47359.260437031 can be written as simply 47359.260437031/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47359.260437031, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47359.260437031/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47359.260437031/1 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 47359.260437031 as a fraction:
189437/4 / 1