Step 1:
The first step to converting 40864.267958068 to a fraction is to re-write 40864.267958068 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 40864.267958068 can be written as simply 40864.267958068/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 40864.267958068, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40864.267958068/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 40864.267958068/1 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 40864.267958068 as a fraction:
163457/4 / 1