Step 1:
The first step to converting 58993.464942618 to a fraction is to re-write 58993.464942618 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 58993.464942618 can be written as simply 58993.464942618/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 58993.464942618, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58993.464942618/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 58993.464942618/1 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 58993.464942618 as a fraction:
117987/2 / 1