Step 1:
The first step to converting 51176.26794975 to a fraction is to re-write 51176.26794975 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51176.26794975 can be written as simply 51176.26794975/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51176.26794975, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51176.26794975/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51176.26794975/1 each by 100000000:
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 51176.26794975 as a fraction:
204705/4 / 1