Step 1:
The first step to converting 40497.095300616 to a fraction is to re-write 40497.095300616 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40497.095300616 can be written as simply 40497.095300616/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40497.095300616, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40497.095300616/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40497.095300616/1 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 40497.095300616 as a fraction:
404971/10 / 1