Step 1:
The first step to converting 311.72496478186 to a fraction is to re-write 311.72496478186 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 311.72496478186 can be written as simply 311.72496478186/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 311.72496478186, which in this case is 11. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311.72496478186/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311.72496478186/1 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 311.72496478186 as a fraction:
12469/40 / 1