Step 1:
The first step to converting 40587270.70615 to a fraction is to re-write 40587270.70615 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40587270.70615 can be written as simply 40587270.70615/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40587270.70615, which in this case is 5. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40587270.70615/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40587270.70615/1 each by 100000:
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 40587270.70615 as a fraction:
40587270/1 / 1