Step 1:
The first step to converting 31711955.906595 to a fraction is to re-write 31711955.906595 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31711955.906595 can be written as simply 31711955.906595/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31711955.906595, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31711955.906595/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31711955.906595/1 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 31711955.906595 as a fraction:
31711955/1 / 1