Most occupations.
Shoppers might go to a greengrocers and ask for a kilo and a quarter (or approx two pound and a half if they still use Imperial units) of something. And that is 11/4 or 21/2.
Or you might say that a particular location was a block and a half down the road - that is 11/2.
How long were you away for? Three and a half weeks!
How long is your essay: six and a quarter pages!
Everyone uses mixed numbers all the time - usually they don't realise they are doing it.
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