Step 1:
The first step to converting 49261125.16426 to a fraction is to re-write 49261125.16426 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49261125.16426 can be written as simply 49261125.16426/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49261125.16426, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49261125.16426/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49261125.16426/1 each by 100000:
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 49261125.16426 as a fraction:
49261125/1 / 1