Step 1:
The first step to converting 40720 to a fraction is to re-write 40720 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40720 can be written as simply 40720/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40720, which in this case is 0. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40720/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40720/1 each by 1:
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 40720 as a fraction:
40720/1 / 1