Step 1:
The first step to converting 558.16260978028 to a fraction is to re-write 558.16260978028 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 558.16260978028 can be written as simply 558.16260978028/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 558.16260978028, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 558.16260978028/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 558.16260978028/1 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 558.16260978028 as a fraction:
20652/37 / 1