Step 1:
The first step to converting 31962.81890576 to a fraction is to re-write 31962.81890576 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 31962.81890576 can be written as simply 31962.81890576/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 31962.81890576, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31962.81890576/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 31962.81890576/1 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 31962.81890576 as a fraction:
159814/5 / 1