Mixed Numbers Word Problems

Bobbie is a carpenter and is building a treehouse for his nephew. He has a piece of lumber that is 2 1/6 of a yard long. He cuts 1 1/2 yard away to build a support for the treehouse. How long is the lumber piece that remains?

• 1 7/6 yards

• 1 3/6 yards

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

Mrs. Wilson will put a fence around her rectangular garden. The length of the garden is 9 and 5/6 yards. The width of the garden is 5 and 1/4 yards. How many yards of fencing does Mrs. Wilson need?

• 14 and 6/10

• 29 and 1/12

• 29 and 1/5

• 30 and 1/6

Carl worked for 6 and 1/4 hours. April worked 1/2 as long. How many hours did April work for?

• 3 and 3/8

• 6 and 1/3

• 7 and 1/4

• 3 and 1/8

Molly operates an orange juice stand. On Monday she used 2/3 of a bag of oranges. On Tuesday she used 1 and 1/3 times as many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did Molly use on Tuesday?

• 8/9

• 2 and 4/9

• 2/9

• 29/39

A piece of land is 2 and 1/2 miles wide. It is 3 and 1/2 times as long as it is wide. How long is the piece of land?

• 6

• 32/4

• 8 and 3/4

• 2 and 1/2

Lee made strawberry jam and raspberry jam. He made enough strawberry jam to fill 3/5 of a jar. If he made 3 and 1/2 times as much raspberry jam as strawberry jam, how many jars will the raspberry jam fill?

• 7/10

• 2 and 1/10

• 2 and 1/5

• 3/5

A cookie factory puts 3 and 1/2 barrels of flour into each batch of cookies. How much flour will the factory use for 4 batches?

• 14

• 3 and 1/2

• 7/2

• 28

The dolphins at the Cass Aquarium are fed 3 and 1/2 buckets of fish each day. The sea otters are fed 1/5 as much fish as the dolphins. How many buckets of fish are the sea otters fed each day?

• 7/10

• 7/2

• 1/5

• 2/7

Jethro uses 2/3 of a cup of vinegar in his salad dressing recipe. How much vinegar would Jethro use to make 4 and 1/3 recipes?

• 13/3

• 2 and 2/3

• 2 and 8/9

• 8/3

A rectangle has a length of 4 and 1/2 inches and a width of 2 and 3/4 inches. What is the area of the rectangle, in square inches?

• 12 and 3/8

• 12 and 1/4

• 6 and 2/3

• 6 and 3/8