Step 1:
The first step to converting 7972.048 to a fraction is to re-write 7972.048 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 7972.048 can be written as simply 7972.048/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 7972.048, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7972.048/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 7972.048/1 each by 1000:
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 7972.048 as a fraction:
159441/20 / 1