a) \(\displaystyle{\rm{}}{1 \over { - 8}} + {{ - 5} \over 8} = {{ - 1} \over 8} + {{ - 5} \over 8} \)\(\displaystyle= {{ - 1 + ( - 5)} \over 8} = {{ - 6} \over 8} = {{ - 3} \over 4}\)
b) \(\displaystyle{4 \over {13}} + {{ - 12} \over {39}} = {4 \over {13}} + {{ - 4} \over {13}} \)\(\displaystyle= {{4 + ( - 4)} \over {13}} = 0\)
c) \(\displaystyle{{ - 1} \over {21}} + {{ - 1} \over {28}} = {{ - 4} \over {84}} + {{ - 3} \over {84}} \)\(\displaystyle= {{ - 4 + ( - 3)} \over {84}} = {{ - 7} \over {84}} = {{ - 1} \over {12}}\)