Sometimes meters contain groups of beats. a meter of 5/8 may have groups of 3 + 2 or 2 + 3. a. true b. false

True, because in five eight time, there are 5 beats in a measure, so really you could have any combination of notes as long as they add up to five beats. If you wanted a combination of 2+3, you could use a half note and a dotted half note. (Vice versa if you want a combination of 3+2). Hope this helps! :)

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