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If the population of city A is increased by A% in year 2006 from year 2005 and b% in 2007 from year 2006. If a+b=20, then what is the maximum percentage increase in population of city A from 2005 to year 2007?

A. 20.19%
B. 20.36%
C. 20.51%
D. 20.84%
E. 21%

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Say the population of the city was 100 in 2005, then in 2007 it would be 100(1+\frac{a}{100})(1+\frac{b}{100})=\frac{ab}{100}+a+b+100=\frac{ab}{100}+120 (since a+b=20).

So, in order to maximize this expression we need to maximize the value of ab, when given that a+b=20. Useful property: for given sum of two numbers, their product is maximized when they are equal. Hence, ab will be maximized for a=b=10 --> 120+\frac{ab}{100}=120+1=121.

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