Step 1:
The first step to converting 47852170379.396 to a fraction is to re-write 47852170379.396 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47852170379.396 can be written as simply 47852170379.396/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47852170379.396, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47852170379.396/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47852170379.396/1 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 47852170379.396 as a fraction:
47852170379/1 / 1