[tex] \frac{36.45}{.09} [/tex]
this can be simplified to
[tex] \frac{ 36+\frac{9}{20} }{ \frac{9}{10} } [/tex]
which can then be simplified to
[tex](36+ \frac{9}{20} ) * ( \frac{10}{9} )[/tex]
distributing into the brackets
[tex] \frac{36*10}{9} + \frac{9*10}{9*20} [/tex]
simplifying
[tex] \frac{360}{9} + \frac{10}{20} [/tex]
which finally becomes
[tex] \frac{40}{1} + \frac{1}{2} [/tex]
equivalently it equals 40.5