Step 1:
The first step to converting 55236.266092208 to a fraction is to re-write 55236.266092208 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55236.266092208 can be written as simply 55236.266092208/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55236.266092208, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55236.266092208/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55236.266092208/1 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 55236.266092208 as a fraction:
220945/4 / 1