Step 1:
The first step to converting 40565.473910337 to a fraction is to re-write 40565.473910337 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40565.473910337 can be written as simply 40565.473910337/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40565.473910337, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40565.473910337/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40565.473910337/1 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 40565.473910337 as a fraction:
81131/2 / 1