\(\dfrac{2}{3}+\dfrac{5}{6}+\dfrac{9}{10}+\dfrac{14}{15}+\dfrac{20}{21}+\dfrac{27}{28}+\dfrac{35}{36}+\dfrac{44}{45}\\ =\left(1-\dfrac{1}{3}\right)+\left(1-\dfrac{1}{6}\right)+\left(1-\dfrac{1}{10}\right)+\left(1-\dfrac{1}{15}\right)+\left(1-\dfrac{1}{21}\right)+\left(1-\dfrac{1}{28}\right)+\left(1-\dfrac{1}{36}\right)+\left(1-\dfrac{1}{45}\right)\\ =8-\left(\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{10}+\dfrac{1}{15}+\dfrac{1}{21}+\dfrac{1}{28}+\dfrac{1}{36}+\dfrac{1}{45}\right)\\ =8-\left(\dfrac{2}{6}+\dfrac{2}{12}+\dfrac{2}{20}+\dfrac{2}{30}+\dfrac{2}{42}+\dfrac{2}{56}+\dfrac{1}{72}+\dfrac{1}{90}\right)\\ =8-\left(\dfrac{2}{2.3}+\dfrac{2}{3.4}+\dfrac{2}{4.5}+\dfrac{2}{5.6}+\dfrac{2}{6.7}+\dfrac{2}{7.8}+\dfrac{2}{8.9}+\dfrac{2}{9.10}\right)\\ =8-2\left(\dfrac{1}{2.3}+\dfrac{1}{3.4}+\dfrac{1}{4.5}+\dfrac{1}{5.6}+\dfrac{1}{6.7}+\dfrac{1}{7.8}+\dfrac{1}{8.9}+\dfrac{1}{9.10}\right)\\ =8-2\left(\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{8}+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{9}+\dfrac{1}{9}-\dfrac{1}{10}\right)\\ =8-2\left(\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{10}\right)=8-2.\dfrac{2}{5}=8-\dfrac{4}{5}=\dfrac{36}{5}\)
