Three-set Venn diagrams: maximise or minimise a region

CAT has tested this idea 4 times across 4 papers, from 2020 to 2025. Solve one, and the others are the same method with different numbers or wording, which is why repeated concepts are the most efficient thing to practise.

QuestionWhat it asksAnswer
CAT 2022 Slot 1 · QA Q17max minus min of students liking all three drinksC
CAT 2025 Slot 3 · QA Q14maximum physics-but-not-maths with pairwise relationsB
CAT 2020 Slot 2 · QA Q13at least two subjects each; smallest chemistry countC
CAT 2024 Slot 3 · QA Q5girls' share range; min and max doing both sportsA

Part of Set Theory (9 questions since 2017).