Step 1:
The first step to converting 400484.018271 to a fraction is to re-write 400484.018271 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 400484.018271 can be written as simply 400484.018271/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 400484.018271, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 400484.018271/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 400484.018271/1 each by 1000000:
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 400484.018271 as a fraction:
400484/1 / 1