Step 1:
The first step to converting 3142.379287109 to a fraction is to re-write 3142.379287109 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3142.379287109 can be written as simply 3142.379287109/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3142.379287109, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3142.379287109/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3142.379287109/1 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 3142.379287109 as a fraction:
91129/29 / 1