Step 1:
The first step to converting 40292.6425 to a fraction is to re-write 40292.6425 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40292.6425 can be written as simply 40292.6425/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40292.6425, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40292.6425/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40292.6425/1 each by 10000:
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 40292.6425 as a fraction:
120878/3 / 1