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Alex laid out an example of an addition of numbers from cards with numbers on them and then swapped two cards. As you can see, the equality has been violated. Which cards did Alex rearrange?

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In the line of numbers and signs \({}* 1 * 2 * 4 * 8 * 16 * 32 * 64 = 27\) position the signs “\(+\)” or “\(-\)” instead of the signs “\(*\)”, so that the equality becomes true.

The code of lock is a two-digit number. Ben forgot the code, but he remembers that the sum of the digits of this number, combined with their product, is equal to the number itself. Write all possible code options so that Ben could open the lock quickly.

Find the smallest four-digit number \(CEEM\) for which there exists a solution to the rebus \(MN + PORG = CEEM\). (The same letters correspond to the same numbers, different – different.)

A space traveller decided to visit the planet and upon arrival he met three inhabitants. The traveller asked each of the inhabitants: “How many truth tellers are there among your companions?”. The first one answered: “None.” The second one said: “One”. What did the third alien say?

Arrange brackets and arithmetic signs around these numbers so that the correct equality is obtained: \[\frac{1}{2}\quad \frac{1}{6}\quad \frac{1}{6009} \ = \ 2003.\]

The king made a test for the future groom of his daughter. He put the princess in one of three rooms, a tiger in the other, and left the last room empty. It is known that the sign on the door where the princess is sitting is true, where the tiger is – it is false, and nothing is known about the sign on the third room. The tablets are as follows:

1 – room 3 is empty

2 – the tiger is in room 1

3 – this room is empty

Can the prince correctly guess the room with the princess?

On Brennan’s birthday, the postman Daniel wants to find out how old Brennan is. Sarah says that Brennan is over 11 years old, and Matt claims that he is more than 10 years old. How old is Brennan, if it is known that exactly one of them was mistaken? Justify your answer.