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I own a car worth an amount between 0 and 1000 dollars. You can make a single bid on this car. If you bid higher than the value of the car, you pay that much and get the car. If you bid lower than the value, you don't get the car. 1)how much do you bid 2)how much do you stand to lose should you get the car (or something like this) 3) you have a mechanic who can increase the value of the car to a constant multiple of the cars current value. How much should this constant be in order to make bidding worthwhile...
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Nov 26, 2014

I own a car worth an amount between 0 and 1000 dollars. You can make a single bid on this car. If you bid higher than the value of the car, you pay that much and get the car. If you bid lower than the value, you don't get the car. 1)how much do you bid 2)how much do you stand to lose should you get the car (or something like this) 3) you have a mechanic who can increase the value of the car to a constant multiple of the cars current value. How much should this constant be in order to make bidding worthwhile...

Best of 7 game series between two teams, A and B. You get even odds on both teams for each game and you have to work out how much to bet on each game so that you win $100 if A wins the series and lose $100 if B wins the series and specifically how much you bet on the first game.
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Mar 5, 2013

Best of 7 game series between two teams, A and B. You get even odds on both teams for each game and you have to work out how much to bet on each game so that you win $100 if A wins the series and lose $100 if B wins the series and specifically how much you bet on the first game.

A survey is given to all passengers on a number of different planes. The survey asks each person how full their plane was. The people answer honestly. If 50% of people claim that their plane was 80% full, while the other 50% claim that their plane was 20% full, how full was the average plane?
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Assistant Trader Summer Internship

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Feb 17, 2014

A survey is given to all passengers on a number of different planes. The survey asks each person how full their plane was. The people answer honestly. If 50% of people claim that their plane was 80% full, while the other 50% claim that their plane was 20% full, how full was the average plane?

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