Step 1:
The first step to converting 54716.029642974 to a fraction is to re-write 54716.029642974 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54716.029642974 can be written as simply 54716.029642974/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54716.029642974, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54716.029642974/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54716.029642974/1 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 54716.029642974 as a fraction:
54716/1 / 1