You start out with 1 dollar and your friend starts out with 2 dollars. You bet 1 dollar until one of you runs out of money. You have a 2/3 chance of winning each bet. What is your chance of winning?
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If we play a game and you get paid for the number you role on a six sided die, what would you pay to play this game?
You need to roll a dice for a high score. If you roll it once, and you are not satisfied about it you can roll it another time. But you need to keep the second number. What is the expected value?
Can a zero coup bond go above par?
What does Cobblestone exactly do and in which market does it operate?
If i roll two dice, what is the probability that the second is higher than the first?
How many digits is 99 to the 99th power.
Expected value of a dice if you can reroll up to 3 times and take the highest number.
- A car has a uniformly distributed value between 0 and 1000. If you bid less than this value, you get nothing but keep your bid. If you bid more than this value, you can sell the car for 1.5 times the value. What should you bid? - The surface of a 3x3 block is painted. The block is split into 27 cubes and one is dropped on the floor. What is the probability that no visible face is painted? If no visible face is painted, what is the probability that it is the centre cube?
1. Digits in 99^20 2. Expected value of dice rolls (20 x 3 vs. 30 x 2). If you were playing a game which one would you pick, or does it not matter? What's the probability that you're going to win?
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