Step 1:
The first step to converting 311742823.0247 to a fraction is to re-write 311742823.0247 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 311742823.0247 can be written as simply 311742823.0247/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 311742823.0247, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311742823.0247/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 311742823.0247/1 each by 10000:
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 311742823.0247 as a fraction:
311742823/1 / 1