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Tom has two pieces of wood to build a birdhouse. one piece is 3/4 yard long. The other piece is 4/8 yard long. Tom says both pieces of wood are the same length. Explain his error
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Tom has two pieces of wood to build a birdhouse. one piece is 3/4 yard long. The other piece is 4/8 yard long. Tom says both pieces of wood are the same length. Explain his error

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3/4 in decimal form is 0.75
4/8, when simplified, is 1/2 which is 0.5 in decimal form.
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