Step 1:
The first step to converting 488148.97582854 to a fraction is to re-write 488148.97582854 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 488148.97582854 can be written as simply 488148.97582854/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 488148.97582854, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488148.97582854/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488148.97582854/1 each by 100000000:
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 488148.97582854 as a fraction:
488149/1 / 1