Step 1:
The first step to converting 55550.31124879 to a fraction is to re-write 55550.31124879 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55550.31124879 can be written as simply 55550.31124879/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55550.31124879, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55550.31124879/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55550.31124879/1 each by 100000000:
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 55550.31124879 as a fraction:
166651/3 / 1