Step 1:
The first step to converting 50187.272274587 to a fraction is to re-write 50187.272274587 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50187.272274587 can be written as simply 50187.272274587/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50187.272274587, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50187.272274587/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50187.272274587/1 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 50187.272274587 as a fraction:
200749/4 / 1