Step 1:
The first step to converting 488508.49678406 to a fraction is to re-write 488508.49678406 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 488508.49678406 can be written as simply 488508.49678406/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 488508.49678406, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488508.49678406/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 488508.49678406/1 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 488508.49678406 as a fraction:
977017/2 / 1