Step 1:
The first step to converting 40410.4971 to a fraction is to re-write 40410.4971 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40410.4971 can be written as simply 40410.4971/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40410.4971, which in this case is 4. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40410.4971/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40410.4971/1 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 40410.4971 as a fraction:
80821/2 / 1