Step 1:
The first step to converting 316742.08277185 to a fraction is to re-write 316742.08277185 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 316742.08277185 can be written as simply 316742.08277185/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 316742.08277185, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 316742.08277185/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 316742.08277185/1 each by 100000000:
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 316742.08277185 as a fraction:
316742/1 / 1