Step 1:
The first step to converting 50238.173938352 to a fraction is to re-write 50238.173938352 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50238.173938352 can be written as simply 50238.173938352/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50238.173938352, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50238.173938352/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50238.173938352/1 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 50238.173938352 as a fraction:
251191/5 / 1