`-5/8xx5/12+5/8xx(-7/12)+17/8`
`=5/8xx(-5/12)+5/8xx(-7/12)+17/8`
`=5/8xx(-5/12-7/12)+17/8`
`=5/8xx(-12)/12+17/8`
`=5/8xx(-1)+17/8`
`=-5/8+17/8`
`=12/8=3/2`
\(-\dfrac{5}{8}\cdot\dfrac{5}{12}+\dfrac{5}{8}\cdot\left(-\dfrac{7}{12}\right)+\dfrac{17}{8}\)
\(=-\dfrac{5}{8}\cdot\dfrac{5}{12}+-\dfrac{5}{8}\cdot\dfrac{7}{12}+\dfrac{17}{8}\)
\(=-\dfrac{5}{8}\left(\dfrac{5}{12}+\dfrac{7}{12}\right)+\dfrac{17}{8}\)
\(=-\dfrac{5}{8}\cdot1+\dfrac{17}{8}\)
\(=-\dfrac{5}{8}+\dfrac{17}{8}\)
\(=\dfrac{12}{8}=\dfrac{3}{2}\)