Question

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

Answer 1

3/4 is equal to .75 while 4/8 is equal to .50, or 1/2.

Answer 2

3/4 = 6/8 (made sure that both denominators end with 8)

6/8 is the same as 3/4, but not the same as 4/8.