a. \(\dfrac{5}{17}+\dfrac{-5}{34}.\dfrac{2}{5}\)
= \(\dfrac{5}{17}+\dfrac{1}{-17}\)
= \(\dfrac{5}{17}+\dfrac{-1}{17}\)
= \(\dfrac{4}{17}\)
b. \(\dfrac{1}{2}.\dfrac{5}{6}+\dfrac{2}{3}.\dfrac{3}{4}\)
= \(\dfrac{5}{12}+\dfrac{1}{2}\)
= \(\dfrac{5}{12}+\dfrac{6}{12}\)
= \(\dfrac{11}{12}\)
c. \(\left(\dfrac{-2}{5}+\dfrac{1}{3}\right).\left(\dfrac{3}{2}-\dfrac{3}{7}\right)\)
= \(\left(\dfrac{-6}{15}+\dfrac{5}{15}\right).\left(\dfrac{21}{14}-\dfrac{6}{14}\right)\)
= \(\dfrac{-1}{15}.\dfrac{15}{14}\)
= \(\dfrac{-1}{14}\)
d. \(\left(1+\dfrac{1}{2}\right).\left(1+\dfrac{1}{3}\right).\left(1+\dfrac{1}{4}\right)\)
= \(\left(\dfrac{2}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}\right).\left(\dfrac{3}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}\right).\left(\dfrac{4}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}\right)\)
= \(\dfrac{3}{2}.\dfrac{4}{3}.\dfrac{5}{4}\)
= \(\dfrac{5}{2}\)
