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There are 8 blue socks, 10 red socks, and 6 green socks in a drawer. If the socks are randomly distributed in the drawer (i.e. not in pairs or any other grouping), and you are blindfolded, what is the minimum number socks you must draw from the drawer in order to be certain you have at least 2 socks of the same color?
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Junior Trader

Interviewed at Simplex

4.2
Apr 2, 2012

There are 8 blue socks, 10 red socks, and 6 green socks in a drawer. If the socks are randomly distributed in the drawer (i.e. not in pairs or any other grouping), and you are blindfolded, what is the minimum number socks you must draw from the drawer in order to be certain you have at least 2 socks of the same color?

It was about the weightlifting competition. In the competition, the score comes from two types of lifting. Given some information of the competitor (If he lifts 1.5 of his body weight, he will be able to lift it every second, or if he lifts 1.25 of his body weight, he will be able to lift it more often, for example), we have to answer what was the maximum score that he could get.
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Graduate Trader Program

Interviewed at Maven Securities

4.3
Nov 22, 2017

It was about the weightlifting competition. In the competition, the score comes from two types of lifting. Given some information of the competitor (If he lifts 1.5 of his body weight, he will be able to lift it every second, or if he lifts 1.25 of his body weight, he will be able to lift it more often, for example), we have to answer what was the maximum score that he could get.

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