Step 1:
The first step to converting 48421047.549661 to a fraction is to re-write 48421047.549661 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48421047.549661 can be written as simply 48421047.549661/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48421047.549661, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48421047.549661/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48421047.549661/1 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 48421047.549661 as a fraction:
48421047/1 / 1