Step 1:
The first step to converting 48298988.747168 to a fraction is to re-write 48298988.747168 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48298988.747168 can be written as simply 48298988.747168/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48298988.747168, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48298988.747168/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48298988.747168/1 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 48298988.747168 as a fraction:
48298988/1 / 1