Step 1:
The first step to converting 40338.9796 to a fraction is to re-write 40338.9796 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40338.9796 can be written as simply 40338.9796/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40338.9796, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40338.9796/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40338.9796/1 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 40338.9796 as a fraction:
40339/1 / 1