Step 1:
The first step to converting 55549.878177501 to a fraction is to re-write 55549.878177501 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55549.878177501 can be written as simply 55549.878177501/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55549.878177501, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55549.878177501/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55549.878177501/1 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 55549.878177501 as a fraction:
444399/8 / 1