a; \(\dfrac{3}{7}\) + \(\dfrac{5}{2}\) + \(\dfrac{4}{7}\)
= (\(\dfrac{3}{7}+\dfrac{4}{7}\)) + \(\dfrac{5}{2}\)
= 1 + \(\dfrac{5}{2}\)
= \(\dfrac{2}{2}+\dfrac{5}{2}\)
= \(\dfrac{7}{2}\)
b; \(\dfrac{6}{8}\) + \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)
= \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) + \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)
= (\(\dfrac{1}{4}\) + \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)) + \(\dfrac{4}{5}\)
= \(\dfrac{2}{4}\) + \(\dfrac{4}{5}\)
= \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) + \(\dfrac{4}{5}\)
= \(\dfrac{5}{10}\) + \(\dfrac{8}{10}\)
= \(\dfrac{13}{10}\)
c; \(\dfrac{21}{34}\) + \(\dfrac{4}{9}\) + 7 + 17
= (\(\dfrac{21}{34}\) + \(\dfrac{4}{9}\)) + (7 + 17)
= \(\dfrac{325}{306}\) + 24
= \(\dfrac{7669}{306}\)
