Step 1:
The first step to converting 41851.233738784 to a fraction is to re-write 41851.233738784 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 41851.233738784 can be written as simply 41851.233738784/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 41851.233738784, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41851.233738784/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 41851.233738784/1 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 41851.233738784 as a fraction:
167405/4 / 1