# @buyout_boy on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-01-12T22:52:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Buyout Boy (@buyout_boy) — https://gondola.cc/buyout_boy

## Caption

Would you get hired by a Private Equity firm?

This is a common brain teaser that a lot of PE candidates get tripped up on. Comment your answer before reading the solution.

⬇️ Solution

Split the balls into three groups: 3 / 3 / 2.

Weigh 3 vs 3.
If one side is heavier, the heavy ball is in that group.
→ Then weigh 1 vs 1 from the heavier group. If one is heavier, that’s your answer. If they balance, the third ball is heavier.

If the 3 vs 3 balances, the heavy ball is in the remaining 2.
→ Weigh them against each other.

Did you get it right? Any alternative solutions you can think of? 

#brainteaser #finance #interview #interviewquestions #privateequity

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