Step 1:
The first step to converting 55935.179166 to a fraction is to re-write 55935.179166 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55935.179166 can be written as simply 55935.179166/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55935.179166, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55935.179166/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55935.179166/1 each by 1000000:
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 55935.179166 as a fraction:
279676/5 / 1