Say you have 16/5 you would see how many times the 5 goes into 16,and that's 3..So that's your whole number.How many is left over???One.So that is your numerator and you keep the 5 which is the denominator,the same.
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Some numbers are improper fractions and some are not. For example, 1/2 or 0.5 is a number but not an improper fraction. And there is no way in which you can express it as an improper fraction.
First you would want to change the mixed number to an improper fraction. Then you can subtract
you have to multiply the top and bottom number by the same number
Change the whole number into an improper fraction with the same denominator as the fraction and then subtract accordingly
I wouldconvert both to improper fraction,find a common multiple (CM),calculate equivalent fraction with CM as the denominator,add the numerators,change the improper fraction to a mixed fraction, if required,simplify the fractional part of the mixed fraction - if appropriate and required.