Step 1:
The first step to converting 58909.125 to a fraction is to re-write 58909.125 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 58909.125 can be written as simply 58909.125/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 58909.125, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58909.125/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58909.125/1 each by 1000:
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 58909.125 as a fraction:
471273/8 / 1