Step 1:
The first step to converting 5390.51041257 to a fraction is to re-write 5390.51041257 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5390.51041257 can be written as simply 5390.51041257/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5390.51041257, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5390.51041257/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5390.51041257/1 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 5390.51041257 as a fraction:
253354/47 / 1