Step 1:
The first step to converting 51189.914461975 to a fraction is to re-write 51189.914461975 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51189.914461975 can be written as simply 51189.914461975/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51189.914461975, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51189.914461975/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51189.914461975/1 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 51189.914461975 as a fraction:
563089/11 / 1