Step 1: Evaluate the expression within the parentheses. The expression is $26 + 43/57 - 70 - 21 + (34) - 87$. The term in parentheses is $(34)$, which simplifies to $34$. The expression becomes: $$26 + \frac{43}{57} - 70 - 21 + 34 - 87$$ Step 2: Perform the division. The division term is $\frac{43}{57}$. This fraction cannot be simplified further. Step 3: Perform addition and subtraction from left to right for the integer terms. Combine all the whole numbers first: $$26 - 70 - 21 + 34 - 87$$ $$26 - 70 = -44$$ $$-44 - 21 = -65$$ $$-65 + 34 = -31$$ $$-31 - 87 = -118$$ Step 4: Combine the result from Step 3 with the fraction from Step 2. We have $-118 + \frac{43}{57}$. To add these, find a common denominator, which is $57$. Convert $-118$ to a fraction with denominator $57$: $$-118 = -\frac{118 \times 57}{57} = -\frac{6726}{57}$$ Now, add the fractions: $$-\frac{6726}{57} + \frac{43}{57} = \frac{-6726 + 43}{57}$$ $$\frac{-6726 + 43}{57} = \frac{-6683}{57}$$ The fraction $\frac{-6683}{57}$ cannot be simplified further. The final answer is $\boxed{-\frac{6683}{57}}$. That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.