Step 1:
The first step to converting 31362.226471462 to a fraction is to re-write 31362.226471462 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31362.226471462 can be written as simply 31362.226471462/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31362.226471462, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31362.226471462/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31362.226471462/1 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 31362.226471462 as a fraction:
125449/4 / 1