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* We are playing Russian roulette, with a standard 6-chamber revolver. I put two bullets in adjacent chambers, spin, point the gun at my head, and pull the trigger. Click. I'm still alive. It's now your turn, and I hand the gun to you, and give you two choices. Would you rather, assuming you want to live, a) Re-spin, aim at your own head and pull the trigger. b) Do not spin, aim at your own head, and pull the trigger.
* You are given two ropes that when lit burn in one hour. Which one of the following time periods CANNOT be measured with your ropes? a) 50 min b) 30 min c) 25 min d) 35 min.
* You have three cards, each labeled n, n+1, n+2, and you don't know n. All cards start facing down so you can see them. You flip one card. If you choose to "stay", you get that card's value. If you don't "stay", then you flip another card. Again, choose to "stay" (and keep the 2nd card's value) or flip the final card and keep the final card's value. Design the optimal strategy to maximize the value of the card that you choose and find the expectation of that value.
* Calculate 119^2 no pen and no paper, in 1 minute.
* How much are you willing to pay to play the following game? You start with $1. You flip a fair coin. If it lands on heads, you double your winnings and flip again. If it lands on tails, the game is over and you collect the money you've won. You continue playing until you land on tails.
* If two people buy 48 oranges. Pat buys 5 times more than Charles. How many oranges did Pat buy?
* Is it ethical to consume meat?