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Ms. Mastrianni hung artwork on 2/5 of a bulletin board. She hung math papers on 1/5 of the same bulletin board. What part of the bulletin board has artwork or math papers?

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Answer: The part of the bulletin board has artwork or math papers
=\frac35

Explanation:

Given: Part of bulletin board has artwork =
(2)/(5)

Part of bulletin board has math papers =
(1)/(5)

The part of the bulletin board has artwork or math papers =
\frac25+\frac15


=\frac35

Hence, the part of the bulletin board has artwork or math papers
=\frac35

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