Last visit was: 03 Sep 2026, 05:05 It is currently 03 Sep 2026, 05:05
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
feistygirl
Joined: 26 Apr 2026
Last visit: 06 Aug 2026
Posts: 60
Own Kudos:
Posts: 60
Kudos: 54
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
DachauerDon
Joined: 19 Apr 2025
Last visit: 16 Aug 2026
Posts: 88
Own Kudos:
71
 [1]
Given Kudos: 30
Location: Germany
Schools: LBS
Products:
Schools: LBS
Posts: 88
Kudos: 71
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
rockstar09rulez
Joined: 30 Sep 2023
Last visit: 26 Aug 2026
Posts: 43
Own Kudos:
25
 [1]
Given Kudos: 74
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Technology, Finance
Products:
Posts: 43
Kudos: 25
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
VenkataSai
Joined: 21 Jul 2025
Last visit: 03 Sep 2026
Posts: 42
Own Kudos:
21
 [1]
Given Kudos: 19
GMAT Focus 1: 595 Q81 V80 DI78
Products:
GMAT Focus 1: 595 Q81 V80 DI78
Posts: 42
Kudos: 21
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Let S be the no. of people who met only swimming, C be only cardio, I be both and N be for none.

Now total = 420= S+C+I+N.
Given, B= 160, C=80. and I=5N.( for every 5 people who met mark for only swimming there is 1 person who met neither.)

substituting these values in the above equation, we get N=30.
Bunuel
A recreation center surveyed 420 members about two activities: swimming and cardio-machine workouts. Of the members surveyed, 160 met a 2-hour-per-week mark for both activities, 80 met the mark for cardio-machine workouts but not for swimming, and for every member who met the mark for neither activity, 5 met the mark for swimming but not for cardio-machine workouts. How many of the 420 members met the 2-hour-per-week mark for neither activity?

A. 30
B. 80
C. 150
D. 180
E. 260


 


This question was provided by GMAT Club
for the GMAT World Cup Competition

Win over $30,000 in prizes such as Courses, Tests, Private Tutoring, and more

 


⚠️ Important: GMAT Club does not allow AI-generated posts. AI-generated solutions are not eligible for kudos, and users who post them may face moderation action, including a ban.
User avatar
JayBKK
Joined: 02 Jan 2025
Last visit: 03 Sep 2026
Posts: 40
Own Kudos:
29
 [1]
Given Kudos: 41
Location: Thailand
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Economics
Schools: Stanford HBS
GMAT Focus 1: 555 Q82 V77 DI72
GPA: 3.37
WE:Engineering (Technology)
Schools: Stanford HBS
GMAT Focus 1: 555 Q82 V77 DI72
Posts: 40
Kudos: 29
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
There are 4 cases in this universe.
1. Only swimming: we're given 5x
2. Only cardio: we're given 80
3. Both cardio and swimming: we're given 160
4. Neither: we're given x

So, from the total 420 = 5x+80+160+x
180 = 6x
x = 30

Choice A
User avatar
Saurav1408
Joined: 26 Oct 2023
Last visit: 02 Sep 2026
Posts: 81
Own Kudos:
61
 [1]
Given Kudos: 287
Status:Active
Location: India
Products:
Posts: 81
Kudos: 61
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
This question is from 2 set Venn Diagram. Just understand the question carefully and write what is given. The abbreviations used are: Swimming - 's' and Cardio-machine workout: 'cmw'
2-hour-per week mark - it is the mark on which both the activities are assessed.
The values as per given information in the 2 set Venn Diagram would be:
Total members = 420
Both(intersection of both s and cmw) = 160
Only cmw = 80
None = suppose 'x'
Only s = if none is considered 'x' then the members included in only swimming would be '5x' as given.

Now solve:

only s + only cmw + both(s and cmw) + none = 420
5x + 80 + 160 + x = 420

And after solving we get x = 30. Since none was considered 'x' so
the answer would be 30
User avatar
MakB
Joined: 05 May 2025
Last visit: 02 Sep 2026
Posts: 73
Own Kudos:
29
 [1]
Given Kudos: 146
Posts: 73
Kudos: 29
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I usually work by matrix method so little difficult to explain without table but here it goes.
Total doing swimming and cardio = 160
Total doing only cardio, not swimming = 80
Hence, total swimming = 160 + 80 = 240
If 420 is total members, and total people doing swimming is 240
Then 420- 240 = 180
Let no. of people doing neither be x
then no. of people doing only swimming, not cardio = 5x
Now equating,
5x + x = 180
6x = 180
x =30
Hence, A
User avatar
harshitaa45
Joined: 20 Feb 2021
Last visit: 02 Sep 2026
Posts: 49
Own Kudos:
30
 [1]
Given Kudos: 8
Products:
Posts: 49
Kudos: 30
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
420 people in total
Both cardio and Swimming=160
Only cardio=80
None=x
Only swimming =5x

420= 160+80+6x
6x=180 x=30
Answer:30
User avatar
ischiragkapoor
Joined: 08 Apr 2023
Last visit: 02 Sep 2026
Posts: 30
Own Kudos:
12
 [1]
Given Kudos: 18
Location: India
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Products:
Posts: 30
Kudos: 12
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
420 Members


CardioNo CardioTotal
Swim160\(5x\)
No Swim80\(x\)
Total240\(6x\)420
420-240=180

\(\\
6x = 180\\
x = 30\\
\\
\)


IMO Answer (A) = 30
User avatar
Dawoodgmat
Joined: 04 Sep 2025
Last visit: 03 Sep 2026
Posts: 21
Own Kudos:
1
 [1]
Given Kudos: 29
Products:
Posts: 21
Kudos: 1
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
both=160
cardio only =80
swim= 5y
nither= y

5y+80+160+y=420
6y=180
y=30
User avatar
RahulSax
Joined: 26 May 2025
Last visit: 11 Aug 2026
Posts: 102
Own Kudos:
20
 [1]
Given Kudos: 72
Location: India
WE:Military Officer (Military & Defense)
Posts: 102
Kudos: 20
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
This is how I solved it using the sets method, and taking the unknown variables in terms of x
Hence, answer comes out to be 30
Attachments

IMG_20260710_212035067.jpg
IMG_20260710_212035067.jpg [ 1.47 MiB | Viewed 131 times ]

User avatar
GamePine
Joined: 31 May 2026
Last visit: 04 Aug 2026
Posts: 61
Own Kudos:
55
 [1]
Given Kudos: 1
GMAT Focus 1: 645 Q79 V85 DI82
GMAT Focus 1: 645 Q79 V85 DI82
Posts: 61
Kudos: 55
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
There are 420 members of which 160 met the goal for both swimming and cycling and 80 met it for only cycling.

The equation I set up is 420 = 80 +160 + swimming only + did not meet any goal, so

swimming (set as S)+ did not meet any goal (Set as N) = 180

For every 1 that did not meet the goal, 5 only met it in swimming so I sub s for 5n

5n + n = 180
6n = 180
n = 30.

The answer is A 30
User avatar
c404
Joined: 18 Jan 2026
Last visit: 02 Sep 2026
Posts: 10
Own Kudos:
10
 [1]
Given Kudos: 84
Posts: 10
Kudos: 10
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
use the grid method
given
met swimnot met swimtotal
met cardio16080240
not met cardio5AAB
total420

we can solve 240+B=420 so B=180
and then 5A+A=B=180 or A=30
User avatar
RDM42
Joined: 20 Jan 2025
Last visit: 24 Aug 2026
Posts: 464
Own Kudos:
328
 [1]
Given Kudos: 29
Posts: 464
Kudos: 328
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Of the 420 members surveyed, 160 met a 2-hour-per-week mark for both activities, 80 met the mark for cardio-machine workouts but not for swimming, and for every member who met the mark for neither activity, 5 met the mark for swimming but not for cardio-machine workouts. How many of the 420 members met the 2-hour-per-week mark for neither activity?

Total members= 420
Both activities= 160
Cardio only = 80
Swimming only = 5x
Neither= x
We need to find x.
160+80+5x+x=420
240+6x =420
6x=420-240=180
x=180/6= 30

30
User avatar
metrogloomin
Joined: 16 Mar 2026
Last visit: 31 Aug 2026
Posts: 33
Own Kudos:
31
 [1]
Given Kudos: 84
Location: United States (NY)
GPA: 7.05
Products:
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Let us assume two overlapping sets S and C, and n(neither S or C) be x.
n(both)=160
n(only C)=80
n(only S)=5x

Adding all:
n(neither S or C)+n(only S)+n(both)+n(only C)=420
x+5x+160+80=420
6x=180
x=30
User avatar
SS990
Joined: 17 Apr 2023
Last visit: 03 Sep 2026
Posts: 112
Own Kudos:
101
 [1]
Given Kudos: 199
Location: India
Posts: 112
Kudos: 101
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
snst
c16080=240
nc5xx=?=180
t480
6x=180

x=30
User avatar
onlyPlanA
Joined: 26 Jul 2024
Last visit: 03 Sep 2026
Posts: 139
Own Kudos:
46
 [1]
Given Kudos: 51
Posts: 139
Kudos: 46
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I am not sure but I did this.

Total people surveyed = 420
People who met the two hour mark in both activities = 160
People who met the mark in only cardio but not swimming (let C) = 80
People who met the mark in only swimming but not cardio = S
So, we have the equation:

420 = C + S - Both + Neither
420 = 80 + S - 160 + Neither
S + Neither = 180 ------------------eq (1)

But it says, for every person who met the mark in neither activity, there are 5 who met the mark in swimming but not cardio.
So, S = 5 * Neither -------> (Am I right?)

So, from eq (1):
Neither = 30

IMO, the answer is A.
User avatar
shivani1351
Joined: 23 Apr 2021
Last visit: 02 Sep 2026
Posts: 178
Own Kudos:
126
 [1]
Given Kudos: 10
Posts: 178
Kudos: 126
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
We know:
Number of members for both the activities: 160
Number of members for cardio only: 80
Let the number of members who met the mark for neither activity be x.

Since for every member who met the mark for neither activity, 5 met the mark for swimming only:
Swimming only : Neither = 5 : 1

Use the total: 160 + 80 + 5x + x = 420
x = 30

Hence, the correct answer is Option A - 30.

Hope this helps! :)
User avatar
Desberia
Joined: 10 Mar 2026
Last visit: 29 Aug 2026
Posts: 17
Own Kudos:
10
 [1]
Given Kudos: 5
Posts: 17
Kudos: 10
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Total =420
C=cardio, S=swimming
x= neither
5x swimming only

5x+160+80+x=420
solving for x=30
Ans A
User avatar
princesskitt
Joined: 21 May 2026
Last visit: 03 Sep 2026
Posts: 17
Own Kudos:
13
 [1]
Given Kudos: 7
Products:
Posts: 17
Kudos: 13
 [1]
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Total number of members: 420
There are 2 activities: Swimming (S) and Cardio (C).

According to the question:
both S and C = 160
C = 80
Let the number of members who did not meet the 2-hour-per-week criteria of either activity be n
Therefore, according to the information provided, S = 5n

The venn diagramm pertaining to all of the above given information can be constructed as follows: (Image attached)

Therefore, the total number of members can be written as S + C + both S and C + neither S nor C = 5n + 80 + 160 + n = 240 + 6n
We also know that the total number of members who signed up was 420.
Therefore, 240 + 6n = 420 or 6n = 180 which implies n = 30.
Hence, the number of members who met the criteria for neither activity is 30.
Final answer: A. 30

P.S. I used excalidraw to draw the venn diagram in the image attached.
Attachments

Screenshot 2026-07-10 at 10.22.47 PM.png
Screenshot 2026-07-10 at 10.22.47 PM.png [ 59.35 KiB | Viewed 112 times ]

   1   2   3   4   5   6   
Moderator:
Math Expert
113078 posts