Step 1:
The first step to converting 489.18038774613 to a fraction is to re-write 489.18038774613 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 489.18038774613 can be written as simply 489.18038774613/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 489.18038774613, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 489.18038774613/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 489.18038774613/1 each by 100000000000:
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 489.18038774613 as a fraction:
29840/61 / 1