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Suppose n people on the bus. At the first stop, 2/3 people get off and 7 get on At the second stop, 2/3 people get off and 7 get on Similarly, at the third stop, the same..Ignore the rest of bus stop find minimum people on the bus before first stop/initially?
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Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Feb 12, 2012

Suppose n people on the bus. At the first stop, 2/3 people get off and 7 get on At the second stop, 2/3 people get off and 7 get on Similarly, at the third stop, the same..Ignore the rest of bus stop find minimum people on the bus before first stop/initially?

You have 3000 apples, and 1 truck that can carry a maximum of 1000 apples. The truck also drops an apple for every mile it drives and the apple gets destroyed. Whats the maximum amount of apples you can take to a city 1000 miles away?
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Junior Trader

Interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL

4
Jan 27, 2015

You have 3000 apples, and 1 truck that can carry a maximum of 1000 apples. The truck also drops an apple for every mile it drives and the apple gets destroyed. Whats the maximum amount of apples you can take to a city 1000 miles away?

Option pricing question You have a deck of 97 cards and I will pay you $10 if I draw 4 cards and they are in ascending order (not necessarily consecutive order) and you pay me $1 if they are not. Would you play?
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Oct 10, 2012

Option pricing question You have a deck of 97 cards and I will pay you $10 if I draw 4 cards and they are in ascending order (not necessarily consecutive order) and you pay me $1 if they are not. Would you play?

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Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Nov 4, 2011

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