Step 1:
The first step to converting 13855.515348639 to a fraction is to re-write 13855.515348639 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 13855.515348639 can be written as simply 13855.515348639/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 13855.515348639, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13855.515348639/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 13855.515348639/1 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 13855.515348639 as a fraction:
429521/31 / 1