Step 1:
The first step to converting 55988.433004332 to a fraction is to re-write 55988.433004332 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 55988.433004332 can be written as simply 55988.433004332/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 55988.433004332, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55988.433004332/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 55988.433004332/1 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 55988.433004332 as a fraction:
391919/7 / 1