Step 1:
The first step to converting 55091.256720284 to a fraction is to re-write 55091.256720284 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55091.256720284 can be written as simply 55091.256720284/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55091.256720284, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55091.256720284/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55091.256720284/1 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 55091.256720284 as a fraction:
220365/4 / 1