Step 1:
The first step to converting 54938.824316417 to a fraction is to re-write 54938.824316417 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54938.824316417 can be written as simply 54938.824316417/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54938.824316417, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54938.824316417/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54938.824316417/1 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 54938.824316417 as a fraction:
274694/5 / 1