a) \(\dfrac{2.3+4.6+14.21}{3.5+6.10+21.35}=\dfrac{2.3\left(1+2.2+7.7\right)}{3.5\left(1+2.2+7.7\right)}=\dfrac{2}{5}\)
b) \(\dfrac{-1997.1996+1}{\left(-1995\right)\left(-1997\right)+1996}=\dfrac{-1997\left(1995+1\right)+1}{1995.1997+1996}=\dfrac{-1997.1995+\left(-1997\right)+1}{1995.1997+1996}=\dfrac{-1997.1995+\left(-1996\right)}{1995.1997+1996}=-1\)