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2 ants are at the same point. One ant starts walking at a rate of 3 feet per minute for 4 minutes. 2 minutes in, the second ant start walking perpendicular to the first ant at a speed of 5 feet per minute and he walks for 1 minute. What is the rate of change of the distance between the two ants?
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Junior Trader

Interviewed at TransMarket Group

4.1
Dec 20, 2014

2 ants are at the same point. One ant starts walking at a rate of 3 feet per minute for 4 minutes. 2 minutes in, the second ant start walking perpendicular to the first ant at a speed of 5 feet per minute and he walks for 1 minute. What is the rate of change of the distance between the two ants?

Eight quants from different banks are getting together for drinks. They are all interested in knowing the average salary of the group. Nevertheless, being cautious and humble individuals, everyone prefers not to disclose his or her own salary to the group. Can you come up with a strategy for the quants to calculate the average salary without knowing other people's salaries?
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Quantitative Trader

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Dec 3, 2022

Eight quants from different banks are getting together for drinks. They are all interested in knowing the average salary of the group. Nevertheless, being cautious and humble individuals, everyone prefers not to disclose his or her own salary to the group. Can you come up with a strategy for the quants to calculate the average salary without knowing other people's salaries?

(3rd Round) You are given a deck of cards with numbers 1, 2, ..., 100 and 2 boxes. Flip a fair coin 100 times, place the respective card in the left box if H, right box if T. Find the expected minimum card in the box with card 100.
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Trader Intern

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Oct 31, 2018

(3rd Round) You are given a deck of cards with numbers 1, 2, ..., 100 and 2 boxes. Flip a fair coin 100 times, place the respective card in the left box if H, right box if T. Find the expected minimum card in the box with card 100.

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