Step 1:
The first step to converting 557.81242407055 to a fraction is to re-write 557.81242407055 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 557.81242407055 can be written as simply 557.81242407055/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 557.81242407055, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 557.81242407055/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 557.81242407055/1 each by 100000000000:
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 557.81242407055 as a fraction:
8925/16 / 1