Step 1:
The first step to converting 55627.231481248 to a fraction is to re-write 55627.231481248 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55627.231481248 can be written as simply 55627.231481248/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55627.231481248, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55627.231481248/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55627.231481248/1 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 55627.231481248 as a fraction:
222509/4 / 1