Step 1:
The first step to converting 31408.469711391 to a fraction is to re-write 31408.469711391 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31408.469711391 can be written as simply 31408.469711391/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31408.469711391, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31408.469711391/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31408.469711391/1 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 31408.469711391 as a fraction:
62817/2 / 1