Step 1:
The first step to converting 5538.3109375 to a fraction is to re-write 5538.3109375 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 5538.3109375 can be written as simply 5538.3109375/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 5538.3109375, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5538.3109375/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 5538.3109375/1 each by 10000000:
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 5538.3109375 as a fraction:
71998/13 / 1