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First part,we are playing Russian roulette, with a standard 6-chamber revolver. I put two bullets in adjacent chambers, spin, point the gun at my head, and pull the trigger. Click. I'm still alive. It's now your turn, and I hand the gun to you, and give you two choices. Would you rather, assuming you want to live, a) Re-spin, aim at your own head and pull the trigger. b) Do not spin, aim at your own head, and pull the trigger Second part, given I spun - what is the probability of me dying this time?
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Nov 5, 2015

First part,we are playing Russian roulette, with a standard 6-chamber revolver. I put two bullets in adjacent chambers, spin, point the gun at my head, and pull the trigger. Click. I'm still alive. It's now your turn, and I hand the gun to you, and give you two choices. Would you rather, assuming you want to live, a) Re-spin, aim at your own head and pull the trigger. b) Do not spin, aim at your own head, and pull the trigger Second part, given I spun - what is the probability of me dying this time?

Given a fair die 1-6, what would be the expected value of the result? What if you have two chances? After the first row, you can choose whether or not you want to keep it. What would be the maximum expected value based on the best strategy.
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Quantitative Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Oct 10, 2015

Given a fair die 1-6, what would be the expected value of the result? What if you have two chances? After the first row, you can choose whether or not you want to keep it. What would be the maximum expected value based on the best strategy.

You have a drawer with an infinite number of two colors of socks, which exist in equal probability. What is the expected number of attempts at taking out socks individually from the drawer before a matching pair is found?
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Quantitative Trader Intern

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Sep 18, 2019

You have a drawer with an infinite number of two colors of socks, which exist in equal probability. What is the expected number of attempts at taking out socks individually from the drawer before a matching pair is found?

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