Divide the numerator by the denominator.
However, not all fractions terminate, for example 1/7 = 0.1428571428571... with the 6 digits 142857 recurring. With these, an approximation to the fraction can be obtained by rounding the decimal to a number of decimal places - the more places, the more accurate the result.
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It is a terminating decimal and as a fraction it is 47/50 in its lowest terms.
If the decimal is terminating or repeating then it can be written as a fraction. Decimal representations which are non-terminating and non-repeating cannot be expressed as a fraction.
A negative fraction need not be a terminating decimal. For example, -2/3 = -0.66... (repeating).
0.667 is a terminating decimal.
0.675689 is a terminating decimal between the two given numbers and its equivalent fraction is 675689/1000000.