Step 1:
The first step to converting 14831.278215042 to a fraction is to re-write 14831.278215042 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 14831.278215042 can be written as simply 14831.278215042/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 14831.278215042, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14831.278215042/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 14831.278215042/1 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 14831.278215042 as a fraction:
103819/7 / 1