a: \(\dfrac{2}{5}-\dfrac{1}{5}\cdot\dfrac{2}{3}\)
\(=\dfrac{2}{5}-\dfrac{2}{5}\cdot\dfrac{1}{3}\)
\(=\dfrac{2}{5}\left(1-\dfrac{1}{3}\right)=\dfrac{2}{5}\cdot\dfrac{2}{3}=\dfrac{4}{15}\)
b: \(\dfrac{-1}{2}\cdot\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{-1}{2}\cdot\dfrac{4}{5}\)
\(=-\dfrac{1}{2}\left(\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{4}{5}\right)\)
\(=-\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot\dfrac{5}{5}=-\dfrac{1}{2}\)
