Step 1:
The first step to converting 49178582.035252 to a fraction is to re-write 49178582.035252 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49178582.035252 can be written as simply 49178582.035252/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49178582.035252, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49178582.035252/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49178582.035252/1 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 49178582.035252 as a fraction:
49178582/1 / 1