a: \(=341\cdot\left(67+16\right)+659\cdot83\)
\(=83\left(341+659\right)\)
\(=83\cdot1000=83000\)
b: \(=\dfrac{21}{31}+\dfrac{10}{31}+\dfrac{-16}{7}+\dfrac{44}{53}+\dfrac{9}{35}\)
\(=1-\dfrac{16}{7}+\dfrac{44}{53}+\dfrac{9}{35}\)
\(=\dfrac{-9}{7}+\dfrac{9}{35}+\dfrac{44}{53}=\dfrac{-368}{1855}\)