Step 1:
The first step to converting 48845587.723358 to a fraction is to re-write 48845587.723358 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48845587.723358 can be written as simply 48845587.723358/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48845587.723358, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48845587.723358/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48845587.723358/1 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 48845587.723358 as a fraction:
48845587/1 / 1