Step 1:
The first step to converting 31724.235497609 to a fraction is to re-write 31724.235497609 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31724.235497609 can be written as simply 31724.235497609/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31724.235497609, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31724.235497609/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31724.235497609/1 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 31724.235497609 as a fraction:
126897/4 / 1