Twenty Rows of Poker Chips
A clerk lays out poker chips in 20 rows: the first row holds 1 chip, the second holds 2, the third holds 3, and so on, with the twentieth row holding 20 chips. An interviewer asks you for the total chip count in your head — no scratch paper, no running tally. What mental trick gets you the answer in seconds, and what is it?
Answer
Sign in to track your progress.
