Step 1:
The first step to converting 31870.642 to a fraction is to re-write 31870.642 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31870.642 can be written as simply 31870.642/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31870.642, which in this case is 3. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31870.642/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31870.642/1 each by 1000:
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 31870.642 as a fraction:
95612/3 / 1