Step 1:
The first step to converting 50978758.499523 to a fraction is to re-write 50978758.499523 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 50978758.499523 can be written as simply 50978758.499523/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 50978758.499523, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50978758.499523/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 50978758.499523/1 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 50978758.499523 as a fraction:
50978758/1 / 1