a) $\dfrac{5}{6}+\dfrac{11}{12}+\dfrac{19}{20}+\dfrac{29}{30}+\dfrac{41}{42}+\dfrac{55}{56}+\dfrac{71}{72}+\dfrac{89}{90}$
$=1-\dfrac{1}{6}+1-\dfrac{1}{12}+1-\dfrac{1}{20}+1-\dfrac{1}{30}+1-\dfrac{1}{42}+1-\dfrac{1}{56}+1-\dfrac{1}{72}+1-\dfrac{1}{90}$
$=8-(\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{12}+\dfrac{1}{20}+\dfrac{1}{30}+\dfrac{1}{42}+\dfrac{1}{56}+\dfrac{1}{72}+\dfrac{1}{90})$
$=8-(\dfrac{1}{2\times3}+\dfrac{1}{3\times4}+\dfrac{1}{4\times5}+\dfrac{1}{5\times6}+\dfrac{1}{6\times7}+\dfrac{1}{7\times8}+\dfrac{1}{8\times9}+\dfrac{1}{9\times10})$
$=8-(\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{8}+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{9}+\dfrac{1}{9}-\dfrac{1}{10})$
$=8-(\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{10})$
$=8-\dfrac{2}{5}$
$=\dfrac{38}{5}$
b)
$\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{5}{6}+\dfrac{11}{12}+\dfrac{19}{20}+\dfrac{29}{30}+\dfrac{41}{42}+\dfrac{55}{56}+\dfrac{71}{72}+\dfrac{89}{90}+\dfrac{109}{110}$
$=1-\dfrac{1}{2}+1-\dfrac{1}{6}+1-\dfrac{1}{12}+1-\dfrac{1}{20}+1-\dfrac{1}{30}+1-\dfrac{1}{42}+1-\dfrac{1}{56}+1-\dfrac{1}{72}+1-\dfrac{1}{90}+1-\dfrac{1}{110}$
$=10-(\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{12}+\dfrac{1}{20}+\dfrac{1}{30}+\dfrac{1}{42}+\dfrac{1}{56}+\dfrac{1}{72}+\dfrac{1}{90}+\dfrac{1}{110})$
$=10-(\dfrac{1}{1\times2}+\dfrac{1}{2\times3}+\dfrac{1}{3\times4}+\dfrac{1}{4\times5}+\dfrac{1}{5\times6}+\dfrac{1}{6\times7}+\dfrac{1}{7\times8}+\dfrac{1}{8\times9}+\dfrac{1}{9\times10}+\dfrac{1}{10\times11})$
$=10-(1-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{6}+\dfrac{1}{6}-\dfrac{1}{7}+\dfrac{1}{7}-\dfrac{1}{8}+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{9}+\dfrac{1}{9}-\dfrac{1}{10}+\dfrac{1}{10}-\dfrac{1}{11})$
$=10-(1-\dfrac{1}{11})$
$=10-\dfrac{10}{11}$
$=\dfrac{100}{11}$
