Yes, if it terminates. No, if it doesn't.
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No, if a decimal does not terminate or repeat, it is not a rational number. Rational numbers can be expressed as a ratio of two integers, and their decimal representation either terminates or repeats after a certain point. Decimals that do not have a pattern and continue indefinitely are considered irrational numbers.
Yes, a rational number can be a repeating decimal. A repeating decimal is a decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely. For example, 1/3 is a rational number that can be written as the repeating decimal 0.333...
If a decimal can be expressed as a fraction then it is a rational number as for example 0.75 = 3/4 Also, if the decimal ever ends, or is a never ending repeat of the same digit or group of them, then it's a rational number.
Decimals that terminate or repeat in some fashion are rational, while decimals that expand forever are irrational.