Step 1:
The first step to converting 40035.803771317 to a fraction is to re-write 40035.803771317 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40035.803771317 can be written as simply 40035.803771317/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40035.803771317, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40035.803771317/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40035.803771317/1 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 40035.803771317 as a fraction:
200179/5 / 1