Step 1:
The first step to converting 3189.51316403 to a fraction is to re-write 3189.51316403 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 3189.51316403 can be written as simply 3189.51316403/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 3189.51316403, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3189.51316403/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 3189.51316403/1 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 3189.51316403 as a fraction:
118012/37 / 1