Step 1:
The first step to converting 31442212.851423 to a fraction is to re-write 31442212.851423 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31442212.851423 can be written as simply 31442212.851423/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31442212.851423, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31442212.851423/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31442212.851423/1 each by 1000000:
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 31442212.851423 as a fraction:
31442212/1 / 1