\(a)\dfrac{11}{125}-\dfrac{17}{18}-\dfrac{5}{7}+\dfrac{4}{9}+\dfrac{17}{14}\)
\(=\dfrac{11}{125}-\left(\dfrac{17}{18}-\dfrac{4}{9}\right)-\left(\dfrac{5}{7}-\dfrac{17}{14}\right)\)
\(=\dfrac{11}{125}-\left(\dfrac{17}{18}-\dfrac{8}{18}\right)-\left(\dfrac{10}{14}-\dfrac{17}{14}\right)\)
\(=\dfrac{11}{125}-\dfrac{9}{18}-\left(-\dfrac{7}{14}\right)\)
\(=\dfrac{11}{125}-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}\)
\(=\dfrac{11}{125}\)
\(b)1-\dfrac{1}{2}+2-\dfrac{2}{3}+3-\dfrac{3}{4}+4-\dfrac{1}{4}-3-\dfrac{1}{3}-2-\dfrac{1}{2}-1\)
\(=\left(1-1\right)+\left(2-2\right)+\left(3-3\right)-\left(\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}\right)-\left(\dfrac{2}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}\right)-\left(\dfrac{3}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}\right)\)
\(=0+0+0-\dfrac{2}{2}-\dfrac{3}{3}-\dfrac{4}{4}\)
\(=0-1-1-1\)
\(=-3\)
