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There are 100 notes of two types: \(a\) and \(b\) pounds, and \(a \neq b \pmod {101}\). Prove that you can select several bills so that the amount received (in pounds) is divisible by 101.

Recall that a natural number \(x\) is called prime if \(x\) has no divisors except \(1\) and itself. Solve the equation with prime numbers \(pqr = 7(p + q + r)\).

If a salary is first increased by 20%, and then reduced by 20%, will the salary paid increase or decrease as a result?

In a room there are some chairs with 4 legs and some stools with 3 legs. When each chair and stool has one person sitting on it, then in the room there are a total of 39 legs. How many chairs and stools are there in the room?

If a class of 30 children is seated in the auditorium of a cinema there will always be at least one row containing no fewer than two classmates. If we do the same with a class of 26 children then at least three rows will be empty. How many rows are there in the cinema?