Step 1:
The first step to converting 47980.530772948 to a fraction is to re-write 47980.530772948 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 47980.530772948 can be written as simply 47980.530772948/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 47980.530772948, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47980.530772948/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 47980.530772948/1 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 47980.530772948 as a fraction:
95961/2 / 1