a) \( 1\dfrac{1}{2}+1\dfrac{1}{3} =\dfrac{3}{2}+\dfrac{4}{3}=\dfrac{9}{6}+\dfrac{8}{6}=\dfrac{17}{6}\) ;
b) \( 2\dfrac{2}{3}-1\dfrac{4}{7} =\dfrac{8}{3}-\dfrac{11}{7}\)\(=\dfrac{56}{21}-\dfrac{33}{21}=\dfrac{23}{21}\) ;
c) \( 2\dfrac{2}{3} \times 5\dfrac{1}{4} =\dfrac{8}{3}\times \dfrac{21}{4}\)\(=\dfrac{8 \times 21}{3 \times 4}= \dfrac{4 \times 2 \times 7 \times 3}{3 \times 4}=14\) ;
d) \( 3\dfrac{1}{2}:2\dfrac{1}{4}=\dfrac{7}{2}:\dfrac{9}{4}\)\(=\dfrac{7}{2} \times \dfrac{4}{9}= \dfrac{28}{18}=\dfrac{14}{9}\) .