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We are playing a game where the first person to say "40" wins, and each player must add 1-10 to the previous number. For example, I say 5; you can say any number 6-15 to which I have to react. For you to say "40" first, what is your strategy? Hint: You need to choose whether or not to go first, then your strategy going forward.
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Oct 12, 2011

We are playing a game where the first person to say "40" wins, and each player must add 1-10 to the previous number. For example, I say 5; you can say any number 6-15 to which I have to react. For you to say "40" first, what is your strategy? Hint: You need to choose whether or not to go first, then your strategy going forward.

Play a game with an urn. 75 blue balls. 25 red balls. 1 yellow ball. you get a dollar for every red and if you select the yellow you lose everything. what should be your strategy in the game. you can choose to stop or re-draw after every ball.
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Feb 27, 2013

Play a game with an urn. 75 blue balls. 25 red balls. 1 yellow ball. you get a dollar for every red and if you select the yellow you lose everything. what should be your strategy in the game. you can choose to stop or re-draw after every ball.

Design a betting system on a 7 series game beetween two teams A and B (even odds at each game), such as if A wins the series your cumulated gain is exacly £100 and if A looses your cumulated loss is exactly £100.
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Operations and Research Assistant

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Jun 11, 2014

Design a betting system on a 7 series game beetween two teams A and B (even odds at each game), such as if A wins the series your cumulated gain is exacly £100 and if A looses your cumulated loss is exactly £100.

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