Step 1:
The first step to converting 4842.0005462958 to a fraction is to re-write 4842.0005462958 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4842.0005462958 can be written as simply 4842.0005462958/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4842.0005462958, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4842.0005462958/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4842.0005462958/1 each by 10000000000:
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 4842.0005462958 as a fraction:
4842/1 / 1