Step 1:
The first step to converting 40007.731088514 to a fraction is to re-write 40007.731088514 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40007.731088514 can be written as simply 40007.731088514/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40007.731088514, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40007.731088514/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40007.731088514/1 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 40007.731088514 as a fraction:
160031/4 / 1