Step 1:
The first step to converting 40844997.020732 to a fraction is to re-write 40844997.020732 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40844997.020732 can be written as simply 40844997.020732/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40844997.020732, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40844997.020732/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40844997.020732/1 each by 1000000:
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 40844997.020732 as a fraction:
40844997/1 / 1