Step 1:
The first step to converting 40514.008461336 to a fraction is to re-write 40514.008461336 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40514.008461336 can be written as simply 40514.008461336/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40514.008461336, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40514.008461336/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40514.008461336/1 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 40514.008461336 as a fraction:
40514/1 / 1