2011 AMC 10A Problem 6
Problem 6 of 25EasierAlgebraCounting & Probability
Set has elements, and set has elements. What is the smallest possible number of elements in the union of and
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Solution
To minimize the number of elements in the union, we want to maximize the overlap between the two sets.
We can then assume that is contained completely within which means that the union is the same as which has elements.
Thus, C is the correct answer.