Step 1:
The first step to converting 5220.117988878 to a fraction is to re-write 5220.117988878 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5220.117988878 can be written as simply 5220.117988878/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5220.117988878, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5220.117988878/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5220.117988878/1 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 5220.117988878 as a fraction:
88742/17 / 1