Step 1:
The first step to converting 311581.2950716 to a fraction is to re-write 311581.2950716 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 311581.2950716 can be written as simply 311581.2950716/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 311581.2950716, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311581.2950716/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311581.2950716/1 each by 10000000:
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 311581.2950716 as a fraction:
311581/1 / 1