Step 1:
The first step to converting 509958.8232248 to a fraction is to re-write 509958.8232248 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 509958.8232248 can be written as simply 509958.8232248/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 509958.8232248, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 509958.8232248/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 509958.8232248/1 each by 10000000:
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 509958.8232248 as a fraction:
509959/1 / 1