Step 1:
The first step to converting 40204.949048374 to a fraction is to re-write 40204.949048374 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40204.949048374 can be written as simply 40204.949048374/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40204.949048374, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40204.949048374/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40204.949048374/1 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 40204.949048374 as a fraction:
763894/19 / 1