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Which of these pieces of information would be most useful in estimating the number of people who work in a 30 story building. 1.) The number of cars in the parking lot 2.) The number of people eating lunch in the cafeteria 3.) The number of people on the 11th floor I had no idea how to answer this one. They all seem inadequate. Several of the other questions had more obvious red herrings, so gave a justification for ruling out #3, then focused on the pros and cons of the other 2. I think they just want to know how you work through this kind of problem. (But who knows?)
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Interviewed at American Express

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Jun 7, 2013

Which of these pieces of information would be most useful in estimating the number of people who work in a 30 story building. 1.) The number of cars in the parking lot 2.) The number of people eating lunch in the cafeteria 3.) The number of people on the 11th floor I had no idea how to answer this one. They all seem inadequate. Several of the other questions had more obvious red herrings, so gave a justification for ruling out #3, then focused on the pros and cons of the other 2. I think they just want to know how you work through this kind of problem. (But who knows?)

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