Step 1:
The first step to converting 53948.460988508 to a fraction is to re-write 53948.460988508 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53948.460988508 can be written as simply 53948.460988508/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53948.460988508, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53948.460988508/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53948.460988508/1 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 53948.460988508 as a fraction:
107897/2 / 1