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19 head-scratching questions bosses have actually asked at job interviews
There are 25 horses and 5 race tracks. How many races need to be run to select the top 5 horses?
You're about to get on a plane to Seattle. You want to know if you should bring an umbrella. You call three random friends of yours who live there and ask each independently if it's raining. Each of your friends has a 2/3 chance of telling you the truth and a 1/3 chance of messing with you by lying. All three friends tell you that yes, it is raining. What is the probability that it's actually raining in Seattle?
Having an infinite supply of water and two containers, one for 3 liters and one for 5 liters, how would you measure 4 liters?
What would you do if your exec was on a plane to Germany to give a highly confidential presentation, and you realized that he forgot to take the presentation with him?
Three friends with different salaries need to find out their average salary without revealing individual salaries to each other. How?
How many scale measurements does it take to know which of eight balls weighs the most? How many would 28 balls take?
What is the exact angle formed by the hands on a clock when the time reads 9:30?
How have you ensured that you have kept Walmart's image in the community?
If I were to tell you that you aren't ambitious, how would you refute me?
If you had to eliminate one of the 50 states, which one would it be?
You are a new manager at Burger King. On your first day, your senior manager tells you that sales have dropped 50% from the previous quarter. What are the three questions you would ask?
Estimate the number of cell phones sold every year in the US.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how confrontational are you?
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