A tailor has two pieces of ribbon.
The blue ribbon is 38\displaystyle \frac{3}{8}83 metres long. The red ribbon is 23\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}32 metres long.
Work out which ribbon is closer in length to 12\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}21 metre. 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.