Step 1:
The first step to converting 4855.8478512602 to a fraction is to re-write 4855.8478512602 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4855.8478512602 can be written as simply 4855.8478512602/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4855.8478512602, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4855.8478512602/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4855.8478512602/1 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 4855.8478512602 as a fraction:
63126/13 / 1