Step 1:
The first step to converting 49609268.426518 to a fraction is to re-write 49609268.426518 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49609268.426518 can be written as simply 49609268.426518/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49609268.426518, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49609268.426518/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49609268.426518/1 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 49609268.426518 as a fraction:
49609268/1 / 1