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Problem 1 About Sarah’s Bead Collection: One-fourth of the beads in Sarah’s collection are pink. One-fifth of the beads in Sarah’s collection are long. What fraction of the beads in Sarah’s collection are either pink or long?
Problem 2 About Sarah’s Bead Collection: One-fourth of the beads in Sarah’s collection are pink. One-fifth of the beads in Sarah’s collection that are not pink are long. What fraction of the beads in Sarah’s collection are either pink or long?
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