Step 1:
The first step to converting 10440.978275782 to a fraction is to re-write 10440.978275782 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 10440.978275782 can be written as simply 10440.978275782/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 10440.978275782, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10440.978275782/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 10440.978275782/1 each by 1000000000:
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 10440.978275782 as a fraction:
480285/46 / 1