Step 1:
The first step to converting 39960.489706899 to a fraction is to re-write 39960.489706899 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 39960.489706899 can be written as simply 39960.489706899/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 39960.489706899, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39960.489706899/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 39960.489706899/1 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 39960.489706899 as a fraction:
79921/2 / 1