Step 1:
The first step to converting 50188.8509805 to a fraction is to re-write 50188.8509805 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50188.8509805 can be written as simply 50188.8509805/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50188.8509805, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50188.8509805/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50188.8509805/1 each by 10000000:
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 50188.8509805 as a fraction:
301133/6 / 1