Step 1:
The first step to converting 53987.517357363 to a fraction is to re-write 53987.517357363 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 53987.517357363 can be written as simply 53987.517357363/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 53987.517357363, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53987.517357363/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 53987.517357363/1 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 53987.517357363 as a fraction:
107975/2 / 1