Step 1:
The first step to converting 50959851.47243 to a fraction is to re-write 50959851.47243 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50959851.47243 can be written as simply 50959851.47243/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50959851.47243, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50959851.47243/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50959851.47243/1 each by 100000:
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 50959851.47243 as a fraction:
50959851/1 / 1