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The brainteaser was a variation of the 100 coins and 5 pirates. There were 6 pirates instead. So the premise is that there are 6 pirates and you are the captain. You must divide the coins. If 50% of the people rebel against your allocation, they kill you and the process starts again. What is the optimal allocation?
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at D. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm

3.8★
Nov 1, 2013

The brainteaser was a variation of the 100 coins and 5 pirates. There were 6 pirates instead. So the premise is that there are 6 pirates and you are the captain. You must divide the coins. If 50% of the people rebel against your allocation, they kill you and the process starts again. What is the optimal allocation?

Suppose you are given a cube, you break the cube in 3X3X3 pieces. However, before doing so, all 6 faces of the cube were colored green. All the other faces not colored green will be white after breaking it up. You randomly pick a small cube and see one face which is green. What is the probability that the cube is an edge cube?
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Quantitative Researcher

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8★
Oct 2, 2019

Suppose you are given a cube, you break the cube in 3X3X3 pieces. However, before doing so, all 6 faces of the cube were colored green. All the other faces not colored green will be white after breaking it up. You randomly pick a small cube and see one face which is green. What is the probability that the cube is an edge cube?

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