a. 5/12+(7/59+7/12)
=5/12+497/708
=66/59
b.(7/30+5/16)+(1/16-7/30)
=131/240+(-41/240)
=3/8
a) \(\frac{5}{12}+\left(\frac{7}{59}+\frac{7}{12}\right)\)
\(=\frac{5}{12}+\frac{7}{59}+\frac{7}{12}\)
\(=\left(\frac{5}{12}+\frac{7}{12}\right)+\frac{7}{59}\)
\(=1\frac{7}{59}\)
b) \(\left(\frac{7}{30}+\frac{5}{16}\right)+\left(\frac{1}{16}-\frac{7}{30}\right)\)
\(=\frac{7}{30}+\frac{5}{16}+\frac{1}{16}-\frac{7}{30}\)
\(=\frac{6}{16}=\frac{3}{8}\)
c) \(\frac{3}{5.9}+\frac{3}{9.13}+\frac{3}{13.17}+...+\frac{3}{2013.2017}\)
\(=\frac{3}{4}\left(\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{9}+\frac{1}{9}-\frac{1}{13}+\frac{1}{13}-\frac{1}{17}+...+\frac{1}{2013}-\frac{1}{2017}\right)\)
\(=\frac{3}{4}\left(\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{2017}\right)\)
\(=\frac{1509}{10085}\)