Step 1:
The first step to converting 49203.242173965 to a fraction is to re-write 49203.242173965 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49203.242173965 can be written as simply 49203.242173965/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49203.242173965, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49203.242173965/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49203.242173965/1 each by 1000000000:
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 49203.242173965 as a fraction:
196813/4 / 1