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DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as "assertion A?? and the other labelled as "reason R ". You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): Dried beans and eggs contain appreciable amounts of phosphorus. Reason (R): Milk and dairy products are excellent sources of phosphorus.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true but R is false.

D) A is false but R is true.