Step 1:
The first step to converting 214.87441347431 to a fraction is to re-write 214.87441347431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 214.87441347431 can be written as simply 214.87441347431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 214.87441347431, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 214.87441347431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 214.87441347431/1 each by 100000000000:
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 214.87441347431 as a fraction:
44479/207 / 1