Adding Two Fractions Posted byjaehwa July 11, 2020 What is $\dfrac{2}{5} + \dfrac{3}{8}$?A. $\dfrac{31}{40}$ A. $\dfrac{31}{40}$ B. $\dfrac{5}{13}$C. $\dfrac{14}{13}$D. $1$E. $\dfrac{71}{40}$Show AnswerShow The First Step 1. $\dfrac{2}{5} + \dfrac{3}{8}$$ = \dfrac{2\times 8}{5\times 8}+\dfrac{3\times 5}{8\times 5}$$ = \dfrac{16}{40}+\dfrac{15}{40}$$=\dfrac{{16}+{15}}{40}$$=\dfrac{31}{40}$ No More StepsPractice AgainCorrect! Nice work!
