Amazon Interview Questions

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Question 49 of 54

How many windows are there in Seattle?

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Kevin Downey
Kevin Downey

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Jeff Bezos once asked a candidate this question and hired her on the spot after her answer. It is designed to test your problem-solving skills and how you would approach answering a seemingly unanswerable question. The way the candidate approached it in the interview with Jeff Bezos was to suggest she would determine the population of Seattle and then multiply the number of windows a single person has in their life from the apartment or residence, their work, and their automobile. So, as you can see, she didn't solve the riddle but suggested how she would approach the problem. Any time such a question is posed in an interview, one that seems unanswerable, respond with your approach to solving such a problem.