Step 1:
The first step to converting 31714.271755988 to a fraction is to re-write 31714.271755988 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31714.271755988 can be written as simply 31714.271755988/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31714.271755988, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31714.271755988/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31714.271755988/1 each by 1000000000:
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 31714.271755988 as a fraction:
126857/4 / 1