Step 1:
The first step to converting 48602.2462743 to a fraction is to re-write 48602.2462743 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48602.2462743 can be written as simply 48602.2462743/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48602.2462743, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48602.2462743/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48602.2462743/1 each by 10000000:
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 48602.2462743 as a fraction:
194409/4 / 1