Jane Street

Interview Question

Quantitative Trader Interview
Jane Street

You roll a standard 6-sided die (d6) and a 10-sided die (d10). Before seeing the result, you must bid on the sum of the two dice. If your bid matches the actual sum, you win that amount. What is the optimal sum to bid in order to maximize your expected winnings?

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