a) -2/3+3/4+1/6-2/5
=-40/60+45/60+10/60-24/60
=-9/60
=-3/20
b) -2/3-1/5+3/4-5/6+1/10
=-40/60-12/60+45/60-50/60+6/60
=-51/60
=-17/20
c) 1/2+2/5+1/3+5/7+1/6-4/35+1/17
=(1/2+1/3+1/6)+(2/5+5/7-4/35)+1/17
=(3/6+2/6+1/6)+(14/35+25/35-4/35)+1/17
= 1 + 1 +1/17
= 2 +1/17
=35/17