Step 1:
The first step to converting 55295.314657485 to a fraction is to re-write 55295.314657485 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55295.314657485 can be written as simply 55295.314657485/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55295.314657485, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55295.314657485/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55295.314657485/1 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 55295.314657485 as a fraction:
165886/3 / 1