Step 1:
The first step to converting 49712.272452004 to a fraction is to re-write 49712.272452004 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49712.272452004 can be written as simply 49712.272452004/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49712.272452004, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49712.272452004/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49712.272452004/1 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 49712.272452004 as a fraction:
198849/4 / 1