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2011 AMC 10A Problem 6

Problem 6 of 25EasierCombinatoricsProblem-Solving Techniques

Set AA has 2020 elements, and set BB has 1515 elements. What is the smallest possible number of elements in A∪B,A \cup B, the union of AA and B?B?

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To minimize the number of elements in the union, we want to maximize the overlap between the two sets. We can then assume that BB is contained completely within A,A, which means that the union is the same as A,A, which has 2020 elements. Thus, C is the correct answer.
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