Step 1:
The first step to converting 114231.96501971 to a fraction is to re-write 114231.96501971 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 114231.96501971 can be written as simply 114231.96501971/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 114231.96501971, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 114231.96501971/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 114231.96501971/1 each by 100000000:
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 114231.96501971 as a fraction:
114232/1 / 1