Step 1:
The first step to converting 14323.975 to a fraction is to re-write 14323.975 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14323.975 can be written as simply 14323.975/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14323.975, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14323.975/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14323.975/1 each by 1000:
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 14323.975 as a fraction:
572959/40 / 1