Step 1:
The first step to converting 47866.8975 to a fraction is to re-write 47866.8975 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47866.8975 can be written as simply 47866.8975/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47866.8975, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47866.8975/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47866.8975/1 each by 10000:
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 47866.8975 as a fraction:
430802/9 / 1