Step 1:
The first step to converting 48716781.847449 to a fraction is to re-write 48716781.847449 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48716781.847449 can be written as simply 48716781.847449/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48716781.847449, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48716781.847449/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48716781.847449/1 each by 1000000:
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 48716781.847449 as a fraction:
48716781/1 / 1