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There are 2 doors with a guard infront of each. One door leads to freedom. One guard tells the truth and the other guard tells lies. You can only ask 1 question to 1 guard. What do you ask in order to find out which door leads to freedom?
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Technology Summer Analyst

Interviewed at Morgan Stanley

3.9★
Jul 10, 2016

There are 2 doors with a guard infront of each. One door leads to freedom. One guard tells the truth and the other guard tells lies. You can only ask 1 question to 1 guard. What do you ask in order to find out which door leads to freedom?

You're throwing a party in 24 hours and have purchased 1,000 bottles of wine. You are informed that one of these 1,000 bottles is tainted with a slow-acting poison that will kill the consumer 24 hours after intake. You have 10 rats that you can use to taste the wine. How many bottles will you be able to ensure are not poisoned by the time the party begins?
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Summer Quantitative Trading Internship

Interviewed at Old Mission

4.2★
Dec 2, 2013

You're throwing a party in 24 hours and have purchased 1,000 bottles of wine. You are informed that one of these 1,000 bottles is tainted with a slow-acting poison that will kill the consumer 24 hours after intake. You have 10 rats that you can use to taste the wine. How many bottles will you be able to ensure are not poisoned by the time the party begins?

1. Are you a team player? 2. What do you know about the GAO? 3. Have you been contributing to teamwork during classes? 4. In what manner have you been contributing? 5. Are you willing to work on assignments that have nothing to do with your job description? 6. Have you ever given oral and written presentations? 7. What kind of written presentations did you write? 8. Who did you present the reports too?
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Summer Financial Analyst

Interviewed at U.S. Government Accountability Office

4.6★
Nov 11, 2016

1. Are you a team player? 2. What do you know about the GAO? 3. Have you been contributing to teamwork during classes? 4. In what manner have you been contributing? 5. Are you willing to work on assignments that have nothing to do with your job description? 6. Have you ever given oral and written presentations? 7. What kind of written presentations did you write? 8. Who did you present the reports too?

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