Step 1:
The first step to converting 31481308.144162 to a fraction is to re-write 31481308.144162 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31481308.144162 can be written as simply 31481308.144162/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31481308.144162, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31481308.144162/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31481308.144162/1 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 31481308.144162 as a fraction:
31481308/1 / 1