Step 1:
The first step to converting 59686.510696485 to a fraction is to re-write 59686.510696485 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59686.510696485 can be written as simply 59686.510696485/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59686.510696485, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59686.510696485/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59686.510696485/1 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 59686.510696485 as a fraction:
119373/2 / 1