Step 1:
The first step to converting 40207.074572514 to a fraction is to re-write 40207.074572514 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40207.074572514 can be written as simply 40207.074572514/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40207.074572514, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40207.074572514/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40207.074572514/1 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 40207.074572514 as a fraction:
522692/13 / 1