Step 1:
The first step to converting 40378.930068372 to a fraction is to re-write 40378.930068372 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40378.930068372 can be written as simply 40378.930068372/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40378.930068372, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40378.930068372/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40378.930068372/1 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 40378.930068372 as a fraction:
565305/14 / 1