Step 1:
The first step to converting 14431.525951985 to a fraction is to re-write 14431.525951985 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14431.525951985 can be written as simply 14431.525951985/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14431.525951985, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14431.525951985/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14431.525951985/1 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 14431.525951985 as a fraction:
274199/19 / 1