a; (4 - \(\dfrac{12}{5}\)).\(\dfrac{25}{8}\) - \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) : - \(\dfrac{4}{25}\)
= 4.\(\dfrac{25}{8}\) - \(\dfrac{12}{5}\).\(\dfrac{25}{8}\) - \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) x \(\dfrac{-25}{4}\)
= \(\dfrac{25}{2}\) - \(\dfrac{15}{2}\) + \(\dfrac{5}{2}\)
= \(\dfrac{10}{2}\) + \(\dfrac{5}{2}\)
= \(\dfrac{15}{2}\)
b; (- \(\dfrac{5}{24}\) + \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) - \(\dfrac{7}{12}\)) : (- \(\dfrac{5}{16}\))
= (- \(\dfrac{5}{24}\)) : (-\(\dfrac{5}{16}\)) + \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) : (- \(\dfrac{5}{16}\)) - \(\dfrac{7}{12}\) : (- \(\dfrac{5}{16}\))
= \(\dfrac{5}{24}\) x \(\dfrac{16}{5}\) - \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) x \(\dfrac{16}{5}\) + \(\dfrac{7}{12}\) x \(\dfrac{16}{5}\)
= \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) - \(\dfrac{12}{5}\) + \(\dfrac{28}{15}\)
= \(\dfrac{10}{15}\) - \(\dfrac{36}{15}\) + \(\dfrac{28}{15}\)
= \(\dfrac{-26}{15}\) + \(\dfrac{28}{15}\)
= \(\dfrac{2}{15}\)