Step 1:
The first step to converting 40280.437320317 to a fraction is to re-write 40280.437320317 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40280.437320317 can be written as simply 40280.437320317/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40280.437320317, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40280.437320317/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40280.437320317/1 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 40280.437320317 as a fraction:
281963/7 / 1