Step 1:
The first step to converting 48708.742525257 to a fraction is to re-write 48708.742525257 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48708.742525257 can be written as simply 48708.742525257/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48708.742525257, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48708.742525257/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48708.742525257/1 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 48708.742525257 as a fraction:
194835/4 / 1