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wu :: forums    riddles    microsoft (Moderators: william wu, Eigenray, Icarus, ThudnBlunder, towr, SMQ, Grimbal)    Hedge Fund Interview « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Hedge Fund Interview  (Read 2001 times) ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 Hedge Fund Interview   « on: Jul 18th, 2007, 1:48pm » Quote Modify You toss a fair coin and after each toss you can either stop and collect your winnings (equal to the ratio of heads to total flips) or toss again.     What is the expected value of this game? IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. towr wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler Some people are average, some are just mean.     Gender: Posts: 13730 Re: Hedge Fund Interview   « Reply #1 on: Jul 18th, 2007, 2:10pm » Quote Modify http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/hard.shtml#coinFlipGameWorth1 ? IP Logged Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy   - medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened => microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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