1) 3/8-3/4-(-17/40)
=-3/8-(17/40)
=1/20
2)3/4-16/32+4/-3
=3/4-16/32+-4/3
=1/4+(-4/3)
=-13/12
4) [8]2/7-([3]4/9+[4]2/7)
=58/7-(31/9+30/7)
=58/7-31/9-30/7
=(58/7-30/7)-31/9
=5/9
5)(2/3-[1]1/2):4/3+1/2
(2/3-3/2):4/3+1/2
=-5/6:4/3+1/2
=-5/8+1/2
=-1/8
6)-5/13+2/5+-8/13+3/5-3/7
=(-5/13+(-8/13))+(2/5+3/5)-3/7
=-1+1-3/7
=-3/7