Step 1:
The first step to converting 49687.881675247 to a fraction is to re-write 49687.881675247 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49687.881675247 can be written as simply 49687.881675247/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49687.881675247, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49687.881675247/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49687.881675247/1 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 49687.881675247 as a fraction:
397503/8 / 1