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Yes. If a decimal terminates, then the number can be represented as a fraction because each decimal position represents a specific denominator. (tenths, hundredths, etc). If it repeats, that's an indication of integer division with a remainder, which can be rewritten as an integer over an integer.

Non-terminating, not repeating decimals are irrational. However, that is not a practical test, because it would take you an eternity to examine a single irrational number. (It could terminate after the quadrillionth digit, or the first Google of digits could repeat.)

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