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Q: Integrate xlogx. Q: Put the numbers 1~1000 around a circle in order. Start at 1, you delete the number 1, 3, 5, ... and carry on this pattern of deleting numbers alternatively until there's only one number left. Determine that number.
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Quant Research Intern

Interviewed at Citadel

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Feb 2, 2021

Q: Integrate xlogx. Q: Put the numbers 1~1000 around a circle in order. Start at 1, you delete the number 1, 3, 5, ... and carry on this pattern of deleting numbers alternatively until there's only one number left. Determine that number.

On the second call, I was asked this. You roll a 100-side dice and get paid the number it shows. However, you can roll again for the price of 1 pound (you get paid once only on the last roll). What is your strategy to maximize profit?
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Quant Research Intern

Interviewed at Jane Street

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Jan 9, 2021

On the second call, I was asked this. You roll a 100-side dice and get paid the number it shows. However, you can roll again for the price of 1 pound (you get paid once only on the last roll). What is your strategy to maximize profit?

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