Step 1:
The first step to converting 48156.404261884 to a fraction is to re-write 48156.404261884 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48156.404261884 can be written as simply 48156.404261884/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48156.404261884, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48156.404261884/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48156.404261884/1 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 48156.404261884 as a fraction:
240782/5 / 1