(1)12×( 2 3 - 1 4 ),=12× 2 3 -12× 1 4 ,=8-3,=5; (2) 5 8 × 7 10 - 7 10 × 1 4 ,= 7 10 ×( 5 8 - 1 4 ),= 7 10 × 3 8 ,= 21 80 .