Step 1:
The first step to converting 49897.32853964 to a fraction is to re-write 49897.32853964 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 49897.32853964 can be written as simply 49897.32853964/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 49897.32853964, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49897.32853964/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 49897.32853964/1 each by 100000000:
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 49897.32853964 as a fraction:
149692/3 / 1