Mixed Number Word Problems

A girl is 6 ½ years old. Her brother is 4 ⅜ younger than she is. How old is her brother?

Each week Mitchell works 3 ½ hours on Tuesday at his grandmother’s bakery. He works 4 ¼ hours on Friday. How many more hours does he work on Friday than on Monday?

My recipe calls for 1 ⅓ cups of white flour and 2 ½ cups of whole wheat flour. How much flour do I need total for my recipe?

At my party, the girls ate 4 ½ pizzas and the boys ate 6 ½ pizzas. How many pizzas were eaten at my party?

It will take 6 ¾ weeks to build the first section of the city bridge, 5 ⅔ weeks to build the second section, and 2 ⅙ weeks to build the third. How many total weeks will it take to build the city bridge?

Ms. Morales is designing a small bridge with three main sections. One section of the bridge is 9 ½ yards long, another section is 8 ⁴⁄₈ yards long, and the third section is 8 ¾ yards long. What is the total length of the bridge?

Samantha used wallpaper border to outline her window. She used 6 ⅓ yards to outline the door and 1 ⅙ yards to outline a shelf. She used 9 ½ yards of border in all. How much border did she use for the window?

New York City is made up of five boroughs, or parts. Some boroughs are small and some are large. This table shows about how much of New York City’s 319 square miles is contributed by each of its boroughs.

Manhattan 1/15

The Bronx ⅟₈Queens ⅓Brooklyn ¼Staten Island ⅙

What fraction of New York City is Manhattan and Queens?

New York City is made up of five boroughs, or parts. Some boroughs are small and some are large. This table shows about how much of New York City’s 319 square miles is contributed by each of its boroughs.

Manhattan 1/15

The Bronx ⅟₈Queens ⅓Brooklyn ¼Staten Island ⅙

What fraction of New York City is Brooklyn and the Bronx?

New York City is made up of five boroughs, or parts. Some boroughs are small and some are large. This table shows about how much of New York City’s 319 square miles is contributed by each of its boroughs.

Manhattan 1/15

The Bronx ⅟₈Queens ⅓Brooklyn ¼Staten Island ⅙

What fraction of New York City is Staten Island and Queens?

New York City is made up of five boroughs, or parts. Some boroughs are small and some are large. This table shows about how much of New York City’s 319 square miles is contributed by each of its boroughs.

Manhattan 1/15

The Bronx ⅟₈Queens ⅓Brooklyn ¼Staten Island ⅙

What should the sum of all 5 fractions be?