a) \(=\frac{3}{17}-\frac{2}{345}+\frac{5}{12}+\frac{2}{345}-\frac{3}{17}+\frac{1}{12}\)
\(=\left(\frac{3}{17}-\frac{3}{17}\right)+\left(\frac{2}{345}-\frac{2}{345}\right)+\left(\frac{5}{12}+\frac{1}{12}\right)\)
\(=\frac{6}{12}=\frac{1}{2}\)
b) \(=-\frac{49}{25}-\frac{5}{36}+\frac{4}{123}+\frac{49}{25}-\frac{4}{123}-\frac{1}{36}\)
\(=\left(-\frac{49}{25}+\frac{49}{25}\right)+\left(\frac{4}{123}-\frac{4}{123}\right)-\left(\frac{5}{36}+\frac{1}{36}\right)\)
\(=-\frac{6}{36}=-\frac{1}{6}\)