Step 1:
The first step to converting 40535.218713324 to a fraction is to re-write 40535.218713324 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40535.218713324 can be written as simply 40535.218713324/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40535.218713324, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40535.218713324/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40535.218713324/1 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 40535.218713324 as a fraction:
162141/4 / 1