A scientist has two beakers of liquid.
Beaker A contains 49\displaystyle \frac{4}{9}94 litres. Beaker B contains 35\displaystyle \frac{3}{5}53 litres.
Work out which beaker contains an amount of liquid closer to 12\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}21 litre. You must show your working.
Practise Edexcel GCSE Maths Writing, Simplifying and Ordering Fractions with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 76 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Maths (1MA1) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.