Step 1:
The first step to converting 489311.7037915 to a fraction is to re-write 489311.7037915 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 489311.7037915 can be written as simply 489311.7037915/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 489311.7037915, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 489311.7037915/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 489311.7037915/1 each by 10000000:
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 489311.7037915 as a fraction:
489312/1 / 1