Step 1:
The first step to converting 4972.781904627 to a fraction is to re-write 4972.781904627 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 4972.781904627 can be written as simply 4972.781904627/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 4972.781904627, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4972.781904627/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 4972.781904627/1 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 4972.781904627 as a fraction:
44755/9 / 1