Step 1:
The first step to converting 48956582.358949 to a fraction is to re-write 48956582.358949 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 48956582.358949 can be written as simply 48956582.358949/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 48956582.358949, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48956582.358949/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 48956582.358949/1 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 48956582.358949 as a fraction:
48956582/1 / 1