Step 1:
The first step to converting 50857.833875678 to a fraction is to re-write 50857.833875678 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50857.833875678 can be written as simply 50857.833875678/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50857.833875678, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50857.833875678/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50857.833875678/1 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 50857.833875678 as a fraction:
305147/6 / 1