An interview question: About Probability

Question

An interview question:

Given a function f(x) that 1/4 times returns 0, 3/4 times returns 1. Write a function g(x) using f(x) that 1/2 times returns 0, 1/2 times returns

Answer 1

Here is a solution based on central limit theorem, originally due to a friend of mine:

/*
Given a function f(x) that 1/4 times returns 0, 3/4 times returns 1. Write a function g(x) using f(x) that 1/2 times returns 0, 1/2 times returns 1.
*/
#include 
#include 
#include 
#include 
using namespace std;

int f() {
  if (rand() % 4 == 0) return 0;
  return 1;
}

int main() {
  srand(time(0));
  int cc = 0;
  for (int k = 0; k < 1000; k++) { //number of different runs
    int c = 0;
    int limit = 10000; //the bigger the limit, the more we will approach %50 percent
    for (int i=0; i