Step 1:
The first step to converting 40272.737426393 to a fraction is to re-write 40272.737426393 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40272.737426393 can be written as simply 40272.737426393/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40272.737426393, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40272.737426393/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40272.737426393/1 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 40272.737426393 as a fraction:
161091/4 / 1