Step 1:
The first step to converting 53218.513978987 to a fraction is to re-write 53218.513978987 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53218.513978987 can be written as simply 53218.513978987/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53218.513978987, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53218.513978987/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53218.513978987/1 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 53218.513978987 as a fraction:
106437/2 / 1