Step 1:
The first step to converting 50046.386588074 to a fraction is to re-write 50046.386588074 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50046.386588074 can be written as simply 50046.386588074/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50046.386588074, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50046.386588074/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50046.386588074/1 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 50046.386588074 as a fraction:
250232/5 / 1