Step 1:
The first step to converting 31511.4653256 to a fraction is to re-write 31511.4653256 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31511.4653256 can be written as simply 31511.4653256/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31511.4653256, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31511.4653256/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31511.4653256/1 each by 10000000:
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 31511.4653256 as a fraction:
409649/13 / 1