Adding Two Fractions Posted byjaehwa July 11, 2020 What is $\dfrac{5}{7} + \dfrac{3}{8}$?A. $\dfrac{61}{56}$ A. $\dfrac{61}{56}$ B. $\dfrac{8}{15}$C. $\dfrac{16}{15}$D. $1$E. $\dfrac{117}{56}$Show AnswerShow The First Step 1. $\dfrac{5}{7} + \dfrac{3}{8}$$ = \dfrac{5\times 8}{7\times 8}+\dfrac{3\times 7}{8\times 7}$$ = \dfrac{40}{56}+\dfrac{21}{56}$$=\dfrac{{40}+{21}}{56}$$=\dfrac{61}{56}$ No More StepsPractice AgainCorrect! Nice work!