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3. There are 30 blue and 30 red balls and two urns. You play a game. Your opponent has the right to arrange the balls in the two urns as he pleases, without telling you what he did. You then must draw a ball from an urn of your choice. You win $10 if you draw a blue ball, otherwise you get $0. How much would you be willing to pay to play this game?
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at Jane Street

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Feb 1, 2011

3. There are 30 blue and 30 red balls and two urns. You play a game. Your opponent has the right to arrange the balls in the two urns as he pleases, without telling you what he did. You then must draw a ball from an urn of your choice. You win $10 if you draw a blue ball, otherwise you get $0. How much would you be willing to pay to play this game?

You have a standard deck of 52 cards. I draw a card and tell you I drew hearts. Now you draw a card from the cards that are remaining. What is the probability that you will also draw a heart? Again, you have a standard deck of 52 cards. I draw 13 cards and tell you I drew exactly 5 hearts. Now you draw 13 cards from the cards that are remaining. What is the expected number of hearts you will draw?
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Quantitative Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4★
Oct 12, 2016

You have a standard deck of 52 cards. I draw a card and tell you I drew hearts. Now you draw a card from the cards that are remaining. What is the probability that you will also draw a heart? Again, you have a standard deck of 52 cards. I draw 13 cards and tell you I drew exactly 5 hearts. Now you draw 13 cards from the cards that are remaining. What is the expected number of hearts you will draw?

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