Step 1:
The first step to converting 315852.849285 to a fraction is to re-write 315852.849285 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 315852.849285 can be written as simply 315852.849285/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 315852.849285, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 315852.849285/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 315852.849285/1 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 315852.849285 as a fraction:
315853/1 / 1