Step 1:
The first step to converting 549863.48942286 to a fraction is to re-write 549863.48942286 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 549863.48942286 can be written as simply 549863.48942286/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 549863.48942286, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 549863.48942286/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 549863.48942286/1 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 549863.48942286 as a fraction:
549863/1 / 1