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Author: jmportilla

Riddles/Riddle Interview Problems/Riddle Interview Problems - SOLUTIONS/.ipynb_checkpoints/Egg Drop - SOLUTION-checkpoint.ipynb

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
    "source": [
     "# Egg Drop - SOLUTION\n",
     "This is probably the most common brain teaser riddle out of the group, so really try to think algorithmically about this problem before looking at the solution!\n",
+    "\n",
     "## Problem Statement\n",
     "\n",
-    "There is a building of 100 floors If an egg drops from the Nth floor or above it will break If it’s dropped from any floor below, it will not break You’re given 2 eggs Find N, while minimizing the number of drops for the worst case\n",
+    "A tower has 100 floors. You've been given two eggs. The eggs are strong enough that they can be dropped from a particular floor in the tower without breaking. You've been tasked to find the highest floor an egg can be dropped without breaking, in as few drops as possible. If an egg is dropped from above its target floor it will break. If it is dropped from that floor or below, it will be intact and you can test drop the egg again on another floor.\n",
     "\n",
+    "Show algorithmically how you would go about doing this in as few drops as possible. (Your answer should be a number of the fewest drops needed for testing 2 eggs on 100 floors)\n",
     "## Solution\n",
     "\n",
     "Start from the 10th floor and go up to floors in multiples of 10.\n",

Riddles/Riddle Interview Problems/Riddle Interview Problems - SOLUTIONS/Egg Drop - SOLUTION.ipynb

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
    "source": [
     "# Egg Drop - SOLUTION\n",
     "This is probably the most common brain teaser riddle out of the group, so really try to think algorithmically about this problem before looking at the solution!\n",
+    "\n",
     "## Problem Statement\n",
     "\n",
-    "There is a building of 100 floors If an egg drops from the Nth floor or above it will break If it’s dropped from any floor below, it will not break You’re given 2 eggs Find N, while minimizing the number of drops for the worst case\n",
+    "A tower has 100 floors. You've been given two eggs. The eggs are strong enough that they can be dropped from a particular floor in the tower without breaking. You've been tasked to find the highest floor an egg can be dropped without breaking, in as few drops as possible. If an egg is dropped from above its target floor it will break. If it is dropped from that floor or below, it will be intact and you can test drop the egg again on another floor.\n",
     "\n",
+    "Show algorithmically how you would go about doing this in as few drops as possible. (Your answer should be a number of the fewest drops needed for testing 2 eggs on 100 floors)\n",
     "## Solution\n",
     "\n",
     "Start from the 10th floor and go up to floors in multiples of 10.\n",

Riddles/Riddle Interview Problems/Riddle Interview Problems /.ipynb_checkpoints/Egg Drop -checkpoint.ipynb

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     "This is probably the most common brain teaser riddle out of the group, so really try to think algorithmically about this problem before looking at the solution!\n",
     "## Problem Statement\n",
     "\n",
-    "There is a building of 100 floors If an egg drops from the Nth floor or above it will break If it’s dropped from any floor below, it will not break You’re given 2 eggs Find N, while minimizing the number of drops for the worst case\n"
+    "A tower has 100 floors. You've been given two eggs. The eggs are strong enough that they can be dropped from a particular floor in the tower without breaking. You've been tasked to find the highest floor an egg can be dropped without breaking, in as few drops as possible. If an egg is dropped from above its target floor it will break. If it is dropped from that floor or below, it will be intact and you can test drop the egg again on another floor.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Show algorithmically how you would go about doing this in as few drops as possible. (Your answer should be a number of the fewest drops needed for testing 2 eggs on 100 floors)"
    ]
   }
  ],

Riddles/Riddle Interview Problems/Riddle Interview Problems /Egg Drop .ipynb

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     "This is probably the most common brain teaser riddle out of the group, so really try to think algorithmically about this problem before looking at the solution!\n",
     "## Problem Statement\n",
     "\n",
-    "There is a building of 100 floors If an egg drops from the Nth floor or above it will break If it’s dropped from any floor below, it will not break You’re given 2 eggs Find N, while minimizing the number of drops for the worst case\n"
+    "A tower has 100 floors. You've been given two eggs. The eggs are strong enough that they can be dropped from a particular floor in the tower without breaking. You've been tasked to find the highest floor an egg can be dropped without breaking, in as few drops as possible. If an egg is dropped from above its target floor it will break. If it is dropped from that floor or below, it will be intact and you can test drop the egg again on another floor.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "Show algorithmically how you would go about doing this in as few drops as possible. (Your answer should be a number of the fewest drops needed for testing 2 eggs on 100 floors)"
    ]
   }
  ],