Step 1:
The first step to converting 47742.232990086 to a fraction is to re-write 47742.232990086 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47742.232990086 can be written as simply 47742.232990086/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47742.232990086, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47742.232990086/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47742.232990086/1 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 47742.232990086 as a fraction:
190969/4 / 1