Step 1:
The first step to converting 311185762.57348 to a fraction is to re-write 311185762.57348 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 311185762.57348 can be written as simply 311185762.57348/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 311185762.57348, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311185762.57348/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311185762.57348/1 each by 100000:
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 311185762.57348 as a fraction:
311185762/1 / 1