Step 1:
The first step to converting 48710.898675588 to a fraction is to re-write 48710.898675588 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48710.898675588 can be written as simply 48710.898675588/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48710.898675588, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48710.898675588/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48710.898675588/1 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 48710.898675588 as a fraction:
438398/9 / 1