Step 1:
The first step to converting 51715.333281135 to a fraction is to re-write 51715.333281135 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 51715.333281135 can be written as simply 51715.333281135/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 51715.333281135, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51715.333281135/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 51715.333281135/1 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 51715.333281135 as a fraction:
155146/3 / 1