Step 1:
The first step to converting 5138529.9488424 to a fraction is to re-write 5138529.9488424 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5138529.9488424 can be written as simply 5138529.9488424/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5138529.9488424, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5138529.9488424/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5138529.9488424/1 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 5138529.9488424 as a fraction:
5138529/1 / 1