Step 1:
The first step to converting 54288620.42517 to a fraction is to re-write 54288620.42517 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54288620.42517 can be written as simply 54288620.42517/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54288620.42517, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54288620.42517/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54288620.42517/1 each by 100000:
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 54288620.42517 as a fraction:
54288620/1 / 1