= (-5/7 + -2/7) + (8/11 + 3/11) + 1/2 = -1 + 1 + 1/2 = 1/2
\(\dfrac{-5}{7}+\dfrac{8}{11}+\left(\dfrac{-2}{7}\right)+\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{3}{11}\\ =\left[\dfrac{-5}{7}+\left(\dfrac{-2}{7}\right)\right]+\left(\dfrac{8}{11}+\dfrac{3}{11}\right)+\dfrac{1}{2}=\left(-1\right)+1+\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{1}{2}\)
(-5/7 + -2/7) + (8/11 + 3/11) + 1/2
-1 + 1 + 1/2
1/2