Step 1:
The first step to converting 54480.70999988 to a fraction is to re-write 54480.70999988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54480.70999988 can be written as simply 54480.70999988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54480.70999988, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54480.70999988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54480.70999988/1 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 54480.70999988 as a fraction:
163442/3 / 1