Step 1:
The first step to converting 549255.178476 to a fraction is to re-write 549255.178476 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 549255.178476 can be written as simply 549255.178476/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 549255.178476, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 549255.178476/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 549255.178476/1 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 549255.178476 as a fraction:
549255/1 / 1