Jane Street

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Jane Street

Imagine an infinite chessboard. If a knight starts from a particular square, in how many different squares can it possibly end up after 10 moves? You do not need to calculate an exact number, but instead provide a 95% confidence interval for the number of possible ending squares. Pen and paper allowed.

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