Step 1:
The first step to converting 551150946.8986 to a fraction is to re-write 551150946.8986 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 551150946.8986 can be written as simply 551150946.8986/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 551150946.8986, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 551150946.8986/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 551150946.8986/1 each by 10000:
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 551150946.8986 as a fraction:
551150946/1 / 1