Step 1:
The first step to converting 31240.255486431 to a fraction is to re-write 31240.255486431 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31240.255486431 can be written as simply 31240.255486431/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31240.255486431, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31240.255486431/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31240.255486431/1 each by 1000000000:
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 31240.255486431 as a fraction:
124961/4 / 1