Step 1:
The first step to converting 55387.479957952 to a fraction is to re-write 55387.479957952 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55387.479957952 can be written as simply 55387.479957952/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55387.479957952, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55387.479957952/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55387.479957952/1 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 55387.479957952 as a fraction:
110775/2 / 1