Step 1:
The first step to converting 55418765.882916 to a fraction is to re-write 55418765.882916 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55418765.882916 can be written as simply 55418765.882916/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55418765.882916, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55418765.882916/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55418765.882916/1 each by 1000000:
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 55418765.882916 as a fraction:
55418765/1 / 1