Step 1:
The first step to converting 48308.151313578 to a fraction is to re-write 48308.151313578 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48308.151313578 can be written as simply 48308.151313578/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48308.151313578, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48308.151313578/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48308.151313578/1 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 48308.151313578 as a fraction:
289849/6 / 1