Step 1:
The first step to converting 51145.296835942 to a fraction is to re-write 51145.296835942 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51145.296835942 can be written as simply 51145.296835942/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51145.296835942, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51145.296835942/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51145.296835942/1 each by 1000000000:
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 51145.296835942 as a fraction:
153436/3 / 1