Step 1:
The first step to converting 49648.244197648 to a fraction is to re-write 49648.244197648 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49648.244197648 can be written as simply 49648.244197648/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49648.244197648, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49648.244197648/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49648.244197648/1 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 49648.244197648 as a fraction:
198593/4 / 1