Step 1:
The first step to converting 516988.27006545 to a fraction is to re-write 516988.27006545 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 516988.27006545 can be written as simply 516988.27006545/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 516988.27006545, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 516988.27006545/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 516988.27006545/1 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 516988.27006545 as a fraction:
516988/1 / 1