Step 1:
The first step to converting 59918.3217 to a fraction is to re-write 59918.3217 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 59918.3217 can be written as simply 59918.3217/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 59918.3217, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59918.3217/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 59918.3217/1 each by 10000:
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 59918.3217 as a fraction:
179755/3 / 1