Step 1:
The first step to converting 28431.744 to a fraction is to re-write 28431.744 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 28431.744 can be written as simply 28431.744/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 28431.744, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28431.744/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 28431.744/1 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 28431.744 as a fraction:
113727/4 / 1