Step 1:
The first step to converting 48427539.173244 to a fraction is to re-write 48427539.173244 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48427539.173244 can be written as simply 48427539.173244/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48427539.173244, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48427539.173244/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48427539.173244/1 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 48427539.173244 as a fraction:
48427539/1 / 1