Step 1:
The first step to converting 31381.99276148 to a fraction is to re-write 31381.99276148 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31381.99276148 can be written as simply 31381.99276148/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31381.99276148, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31381.99276148/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31381.99276148/1 each by 100000000:
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 31381.99276148 as a fraction:
31382/1 / 1