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Mixed fractions can be converted into improper fractions then changed back to a mixed number.
Mixed numbers can be converted to improper fractions. Improper fractions can be added the same way proper fractions are.
You change them into improper or topheavy fractions.
The easiest is to convert both mixed form numbers to improper fractions, do the subtraction (as normal1) and if the result is an improper fraction convert it to mixed form. 1 by converting the improper fractions to equivalent [improper] fractions with a common denominator and subtracting the resultant numerators.
In case of Proper fractions the numerator is lesser than the denominator. Whereas in case of improper fractions and mixed fractions the numerator is greater than denominator.