Step 1:
The first step to converting 40253.997065172 to a fraction is to re-write 40253.997065172 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40253.997065172 can be written as simply 40253.997065172/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40253.997065172, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40253.997065172/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40253.997065172/1 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 40253.997065172 as a fraction:
40254/1 / 1