Step 1:
The first step to converting 3162.9785983946 to a fraction is to re-write 3162.9785983946 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3162.9785983946 can be written as simply 3162.9785983946/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3162.9785983946, which in this case is 10. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3162.9785983946/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3162.9785983946/1 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 3162.9785983946 as a fraction:
145497/46 / 1