Step 1:
The first step to converting 48955.3152981 to a fraction is to re-write 48955.3152981 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48955.3152981 can be written as simply 48955.3152981/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48955.3152981, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48955.3152981/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48955.3152981/1 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 48955.3152981 as a fraction:
146866/3 / 1