a) \( 3 +\dfrac{2}{5}= \dfrac{3}{1}+\dfrac{2}{5}= \dfrac{15}{5}+\dfrac{2}{5}=\dfrac{17}{5}\);
b) \( 4 -\dfrac{5}{7}= \dfrac{4}{1}-\dfrac{5}{7} = \dfrac{28}{7}-\dfrac{5}{7}=\dfrac{23}{7}\);
c) \( 1 -\left ( \dfrac{2}{5} +\dfrac{1}{3}\right ) = 1 -\left ( \dfrac{6}{15} +\dfrac{5}{15}\right )\) \( = 1 -\dfrac{11}{15} = \dfrac{15}{15}-\dfrac{11}{15}=\dfrac{4}{15}\).
