Step 1:
The first step to converting 50877.985 to a fraction is to re-write 50877.985 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50877.985 can be written as simply 50877.985/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50877.985, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50877.985/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50877.985/1 each by 1000:
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 50877.985 as a fraction:
50878/1 / 1