Step 1:
The first step to converting 40496.278074055 to a fraction is to re-write 40496.278074055 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40496.278074055 can be written as simply 40496.278074055/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40496.278074055, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40496.278074055/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40496.278074055/1 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 40496.278074055 as a fraction:
161985/4 / 1