a: =10/15-9/15+5/12
=1/15+5/12
=4/60+25/60=29/60
b: =3/7+5/14=6/14+5/14=11/14
a,=8/12+5/12-3/5
=13/12-3/5
=29/60
b,=3/7+5/14
=6/14+5/14
=11/14
2/3 + 5/12 - 3/5
= 8/12 + 5/12 - 3/5
= 13/12 - 3/5
= 29/60
3/4 x 4/7 + 5/14
= 3/7 + 5/14
= 6/14 + 5/14 = 11/14