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2 questions, 30 minute telephone interview. 1- determine how many integers from 1-10,000 include the number 7. 2- you have a balance scale and 10 coins, 9 of which are the same weight and the other is different. determine in the fewest amount of measurements which coin is different and if it weighs more or less than the other 9 coins.
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Seismic Imager

Interviewed at Viridien

4.4
Jul 22, 2013

2 questions, 30 minute telephone interview. 1- determine how many integers from 1-10,000 include the number 7. 2- you have a balance scale and 10 coins, 9 of which are the same weight and the other is different. determine in the fewest amount of measurements which coin is different and if it weighs more or less than the other 9 coins.

3)100 students have different talents. The can sing, dance or act. Some students have more than one talent, but none has all 3 talents. There are 42 who can not sing, 65 who can not dance and 29 who can not act. How many students have 2 of these talent?
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Seismic Analyst Position

Interviewed at Viridien

4.4
Nov 24, 2020

3)100 students have different talents. The can sing, dance or act. Some students have more than one talent, but none has all 3 talents. There are 42 who can not sing, 65 who can not dance and 29 who can not act. How many students have 2 of these talent?

(I am rephrasing question for privacy concern)Q. 1000 different balls in a bucket. One can select 250 balls at once. What is the probability of picking a ball at least once after 4 different picks (select and dump again into the bucket).
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Seismic Image Analyst

Interviewed at Viridien

4.4
Apr 16, 2020

(I am rephrasing question for privacy concern)Q. 1000 different balls in a bucket. One can select 250 balls at once. What is the probability of picking a ball at least once after 4 different picks (select and dump again into the bucket).

N by N by N cube, paint its surface, cut it in to unit cubes, ratio of painted and all surface (of unit cubes) is 4, what is N? A dice, randomly remove one dot, roll it, what is the probability of get odd number? Coins of value 1, 5, 10, 25 cents, total number unknown, average value is 20, if add a 25 coin, average becomes 21, what is the number of 10 cent coins?
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Seismic Imaging Analyst

Interviewed at Viridien

4.4
Jan 29, 2017

N by N by N cube, paint its surface, cut it in to unit cubes, ratio of painted and all surface (of unit cubes) is 4, what is N? A dice, randomly remove one dot, roll it, what is the probability of get odd number? Coins of value 1, 5, 10, 25 cents, total number unknown, average value is 20, if add a 25 coin, average becomes 21, what is the number of 10 cent coins?

1) A man moving upwards on an escalator at a certain speed, then he turned downwards with some other speed. Find the number of steps of the escalator. 2) A and B are flipping a coin. What is the probability of A winning first? 3) A sphere inscribed in a cube with an edge x. Find the volume of the sphere.
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Seismic Imaging Analyst

Interviewed at Viridien

4.4
Jun 13, 2023

1) A man moving upwards on an escalator at a certain speed, then he turned downwards with some other speed. Find the number of steps of the escalator. 2) A and B are flipping a coin. What is the probability of A winning first? 3) A sphere inscribed in a cube with an edge x. Find the volume of the sphere.

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