Step 1:
The first step to converting 490437.1009261 to a fraction is to re-write 490437.1009261 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 490437.1009261 can be written as simply 490437.1009261/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 490437.1009261, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 490437.1009261/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 490437.1009261/1 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 490437.1009261 as a fraction:
490437/1 / 1