Step 1:
The first step to converting 55317540.11084 to a fraction is to re-write 55317540.11084 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55317540.11084 can be written as simply 55317540.11084/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55317540.11084, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55317540.11084/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55317540.11084/1 each by 100000:
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 55317540.11084 as a fraction:
55317540/1 / 1