Step 1:
The first step to converting 3150.8500000012 to a fraction is to re-write 3150.8500000012 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3150.8500000012 can be written as simply 3150.8500000012/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3150.8500000012, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3150.8500000012/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3150.8500000012/1 each by 10000000000:
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 3150.8500000012 as a fraction:
63017/20 / 1