Step 1:
The first step to converting 54278128.143948 to a fraction is to re-write 54278128.143948 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54278128.143948 can be written as simply 54278128.143948/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54278128.143948, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54278128.143948/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54278128.143948/1 each by 1000000:
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 54278128.143948 as a fraction:
54278128/1 / 1