Fractions Posted byjaehwa September 6, 2020 What is $\dfrac{2}{5} + \dfrac{5}{8}$?A. $\dfrac{41}{40}$ A. $\dfrac{41}{40}$ B. $\dfrac{7}{13}$C. $\dfrac{14}{13}$D. $1$E. $\dfrac{81}{40}$Show AnswerShow The First Step 1. $\dfrac{2}{5} + \dfrac{5}{8}$$ = \dfrac{2\times 8}{5\times 8}+\dfrac{5\times 5}{8\times 5}$$ = \dfrac{16}{40}+\dfrac{25}{40}$$=\dfrac{{16}+{25}}{40}$$=\dfrac{41}{40}$ No More StepsPractice AgainCorrect! Nice work!