Step 1:
The first step to converting 59188004.29875 to a fraction is to re-write 59188004.29875 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59188004.29875 can be written as simply 59188004.29875/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59188004.29875, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59188004.29875/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59188004.29875/1 each by 100000:
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 59188004.29875 as a fraction:
59188004/1 / 1