\(\dfrac{1}{3\cdot5}+\dfrac{1}{5\cdot7}+\dfrac{1}{7\cdot9}+...+\dfrac{1}{997\cdot999}\)
= \(\dfrac{1}{2}\left(\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{9}+...+\dfrac{1}{997}-\dfrac{1}{999}\right)\)
= \(\dfrac{1}{2}\left(\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{999}\right)\)
= \(\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot\dfrac{332}{999}=\dfrac{166}{999}\)