\(a)\dfrac{599}{1000}+\dfrac{377}{1000}+\dfrac{1}{1000}\\ =\left(\dfrac{599}{1000}+\dfrac{1}{1000}\right)+\dfrac{377}{1000}\\ =\dfrac{600}{1000}+\dfrac{377}{1000}\\ =\dfrac{977}{1000}\\ b)\dfrac{15}{4}+\dfrac{15}{16}+\dfrac{5}{16}\\ =\dfrac{15}{4}+\left(\dfrac{15}{16}+\dfrac{5}{16}\right)\\ =\dfrac{15}{4}+\dfrac{20}{16}\\ =\dfrac{60}{16}+\dfrac{20}{16}\\ =\dfrac{80}{16}=5\)