Step 1:
The first step to converting 1031.4457138525 to a fraction is to re-write 1031.4457138525 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 1031.4457138525 can be written as simply 1031.4457138525/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 1031.4457138525, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1031.4457138525/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 1031.4457138525/1 each by 10000000000:
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 1031.4457138525 as a fraction:
85610/83 / 1