Step 1:
The first step to converting 54998.294350984 to a fraction is to re-write 54998.294350984 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 54998.294350984 can be written as simply 54998.294350984/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 54998.294350984, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54998.294350984/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 54998.294350984/1 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 54998.294350984 as a fraction:
164995/3 / 1