Jane Street

Interview Question

Trading Intern Interview
Jane Street

You have 100 blank cards and can write a single positive integer on each card. After assigning numbers, the interviewer shuffles the deck and guesses the top card. If the interviewer guesses correctly, they earn the amount written on the card. What numbers should you write on the cards to minimize the expected return of the interviewer?

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