Step 1:
The first step to converting 11421.431055587 to a fraction is to re-write 11421.431055587 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 11421.431055587 can be written as simply 11421.431055587/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 11421.431055587, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11421.431055587/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 11421.431055587/1 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 11421.431055587 as a fraction:
79950/7 / 1