Fractions Posted byjaehwa September 6, 2020 What is $\dfrac{1}{7} + \dfrac{5}{8}$?A. $\dfrac{43}{56}$ A. $\dfrac{43}{56}$ B. $\dfrac{2}{5}$C. $\dfrac{6}{5}$D. $1$E. $\dfrac{99}{56}$Show AnswerShow The First Step 1. $\dfrac{1}{7} + \dfrac{5}{8}$$ = \dfrac{1\times 8}{7\times 8}+\dfrac{5\times 7}{8\times 7}$$ = \dfrac{8}{56}+\dfrac{35}{56}$$=\dfrac{{8}+{35}}{56}$$=\dfrac{43}{56}$ No More StepsPractice AgainCorrect! Nice work!