Step 1:
The first step to converting 31498.822363912 to a fraction is to re-write 31498.822363912 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31498.822363912 can be written as simply 31498.822363912/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31498.822363912, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31498.822363912/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31498.822363912/1 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 31498.822363912 as a fraction:
157494/5 / 1