Step 1:
The first step to converting 559235.24000178 to a fraction is to re-write 559235.24000178 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 559235.24000178 can be written as simply 559235.24000178/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 559235.24000178, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 559235.24000178/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 559235.24000178/1 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 559235.24000178 as a fraction:
559235/1 / 1