Step 1:
The first step to converting 54496.21984386 to a fraction is to re-write 54496.21984386 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54496.21984386 can be written as simply 54496.21984386/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54496.21984386, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54496.21984386/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54496.21984386/1 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 54496.21984386 as a fraction:
217985/4 / 1