Step 1:
The first step to converting 54984.728588298 to a fraction is to re-write 54984.728588298 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54984.728588298 can be written as simply 54984.728588298/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54984.728588298, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54984.728588298/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54984.728588298/1 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 54984.728588298 as a fraction:
219939/4 / 1