Step 1:
The first step to converting 41725.230859474 to a fraction is to re-write 41725.230859474 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 41725.230859474 can be written as simply 41725.230859474/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 41725.230859474, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41725.230859474/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41725.230859474/1 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 41725.230859474 as a fraction:
166901/4 / 1