Step 1:
The first step to converting 49079.165 to a fraction is to re-write 49079.165 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49079.165 can be written as simply 49079.165/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49079.165, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49079.165/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49079.165/1 each by 1000:
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 49079.165 as a fraction:
294475/6 / 1