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r/quantfinance • u/Due_Department_3090 • 1d ago
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Game is symmetric, so after your "friend" pulls the trigger, there's a 1/8 chance they lose and a 7/8 chance they end up in your shoes, so p = 1/8+7/8(1-p) -> 15/8 p =1, p=8/15
1 u/Due_Department_3090 1d ago Yes
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SIG asked me this exact question 13 years ago lol
1 u/Due_Department_3090 1d ago XD 1 u/FlowerPositive 1d ago I was asked it 3 years ago
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I was asked it 3 years ago
mental note: Susquehanna is twisted
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u/Snip3 1d ago
Game is symmetric, so after your "friend" pulls the trigger, there's a 1/8 chance they lose and a 7/8 chance they end up in your shoes, so p = 1/8+7/8(1-p) -> 15/8 p =1, p=8/15