# @buyout_boy on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUB0uc3kQBA
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-27T21:03:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Buyout Boy (@buyout_boy) — https://gondola.cc/buyout_boy

## Caption

Would you get hired by an Investment Bank? Solve this without using Excel or a calculator 👇

Problem:
What is the sum of the numbers from 1 to 100?

Solution:
Pair the numbers from the outside in:

1 + 100 = 101
2 + 99 = 101
3 + 98 = 101

You get 50 pairs, and each pair sums to 101.

50 × 101 = 5,050

If this took you longer than it should have, that’s the point — finance interviews reward pattern recognition, not memorization.

#finance #interview #brainteaser #interviewprep #wallstreet

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finance, brainteaser, wallstreet, interviewprep, interview

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