Step 1:
The first step to converting 48044131.989903 to a fraction is to re-write 48044131.989903 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48044131.989903 can be written as simply 48044131.989903/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48044131.989903, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48044131.989903/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48044131.989903/1 each by 1000000:
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 48044131.989903 as a fraction:
48044131/1 / 1