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Interview Question for Project Analyst at Deloitte:
Aug 11, 2010

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How many ridges around a quarter?


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Dec 30, 2010

by Gil:

Make some assumptions:
1. the circumference of a quarter is ___ inches.
2. the average ridge is 0.__ inches wide.
3. do the math.
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Dec 30, 2010

by Tom M:

4. If you go around the face of the quarter, you'll pass 4 ridges.
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Dec 31, 2010

by Ed C:

Count the troughs. There will be an equal number of ridges.
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Jan 04, 2011

by nb:

Enough to go all the way around!
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Jan 04, 2011

by Jon A:

None of the ridges on a quarter go around it. All of the ridges on a quarter are orthogonal to the plane of the faces.
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Jan 11, 2011

by Steve:

119 on a quarter and 118 on a dime

i looked it up :)
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Jan 11, 2011

by Dan B.:

Jon A. was on the right track. There are only 2 ridges which "go around" a quarter...the top ridge (heads side) and bottom ridge (tails)!
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Jan 11, 2011

by Mark:

2 - one around the top and one around the bottom.
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Jan 11, 2011

by hmm:

Work for someone else
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Jan 11, 2011

by John:

I don't know...let's count them.
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Jan 12, 2011

by Phil:

Just dip in ink and make it roll on a piece of paper, then count!
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Jan 12, 2011

by Diane:

Who cares.
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Jan 16, 2011

by placebo:

So what is the correct answer? I am persuaded by Dan B. and Jon A. that the answer to this question is "2" --

AND SHOULD ONE ASSUME, such a trick, or a tricky, question during a job interview, that the answer ought to be calculable right then and there? If so, common sense dictates that the answer in this case does NOT involve counting individual ridges positioned orthagonally to the face of the coin....

p.s. I have not searched elsewhere for an answer but rather am restricting my wondering to this site.
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Jan 16, 2011

by placebo:

oops - this sentence should have started -

"AND SHOULD ONE ASSUME, for such a trick, or tricky, question..."
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Jun 17, 2011

by trent:

looks like Steve got the job cuz he looked it up!
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Nov 22, 2011

by Jason:

Phil had a very clever answer that interviewers would love.
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Jan 28, 2013

by Alan:

Twice as many there are along 1/2 the coin's circumference.
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