Step 1:
The first step to converting 55213153.218397 to a fraction is to re-write 55213153.218397 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55213153.218397 can be written as simply 55213153.218397/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55213153.218397, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55213153.218397/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55213153.218397/1 each by 1000000:
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 55213153.218397 as a fraction:
55213153/1 / 1