Step 1:
The first step to converting 31910012.186712 to a fraction is to re-write 31910012.186712 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31910012.186712 can be written as simply 31910012.186712/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31910012.186712, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31910012.186712/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31910012.186712/1 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 31910012.186712 as a fraction:
31910012/1 / 1