Step 1:
The first step to converting 51394.272148556 to a fraction is to re-write 51394.272148556 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51394.272148556 can be written as simply 51394.272148556/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51394.272148556, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51394.272148556/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51394.272148556/1 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 51394.272148556 as a fraction:
205577/4 / 1