Step 1:
The first step to converting 48668.139999472 to a fraction is to re-write 48668.139999472 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48668.139999472 can be written as simply 48668.139999472/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48668.139999472, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48668.139999472/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48668.139999472/1 each by 1000000000:
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 48668.139999472 as a fraction:
340677/7 / 1