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Unfair coin with P(H) = 1/3 and P(T) = 2/3. a) How to make an event with 50% probability? b) Expected number of flips until a realization occurs? c) Can you create a strategy to reduce the number of flips necessary? d) Can you create a strategy to reduce the number of flips necessary for an unfair coin with any bias?
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Quant

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
1 Apr 2012

Unfair coin with P(H) = 1/3 and P(T) = 2/3. a) How to make an event with 50% probability? b) Expected number of flips until a realization occurs? c) Can you create a strategy to reduce the number of flips necessary? d) Can you create a strategy to reduce the number of flips necessary for an unfair coin with any bias?

There are 100 doors in a row in the hall way. All closed.The first person goes to change status of all doors. The second person goes to change status of every second door(2,4,6,8,...). The third person goes to change the status of every third door(3,6,......). ....There are 100 people doing this in a row. How many door s are closed in the end after all this?
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Quant Engineer

Interviewed at Evernote

4.2
19 Feb 2015

There are 100 doors in a row in the hall way. All closed.The first person goes to change status of all doors. The second person goes to change status of every second door(2,4,6,8,...). The third person goes to change the status of every third door(3,6,......). ....There are 100 people doing this in a row. How many door s are closed in the end after all this?

Q: Integrate xlogx. Q: Put the numbers 1~1000 around a circle in order. Start at 1, you delete the number 1, 3, 5, ... and carry on this pattern of deleting numbers alternatively until there's only one number left. Determine that number.
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Quant Research Intern

Interviewed at Citadel

3.9
2 Feb 2021

Q: Integrate xlogx. Q: Put the numbers 1~1000 around a circle in order. Start at 1, you delete the number 1, 3, 5, ... and carry on this pattern of deleting numbers alternatively until there's only one number left. Determine that number.

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