To convert the fraction \( \frac{31}{60} \) into a decimal, you perform the division \( 31 \div 60 \).
Calculating this gives:
\[ 31 \div 60 \approx 0.5167 \]
So, \( \frac{31}{60} \) as a decimal is approximately \( 0.5167 \) (rounded to four decimal places).