Step 1:
The first step to converting 14080.8687 to a fraction is to re-write 14080.8687 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14080.8687 can be written as simply 14080.8687/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14080.8687, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14080.8687/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14080.8687/1 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 14080.8687 as a fraction:
98566/7 / 1