Step 1:
The first step to converting 50974929.860517 to a fraction is to re-write 50974929.860517 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50974929.860517 can be written as simply 50974929.860517/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50974929.860517, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50974929.860517/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50974929.860517/1 each by 1000000:
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 50974929.860517 as a fraction:
50974929/1 / 1