Step 1:
The first step to converting 59948.216572472 to a fraction is to re-write 59948.216572472 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59948.216572472 can be written as simply 59948.216572472/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59948.216572472, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59948.216572472/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59948.216572472/1 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 59948.216572472 as a fraction:
239793/4 / 1