1.  RUIN IT NOT: What is that 9-letter word that can be found  by rearranging the letters in this anagram?

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2.  Can you turn the number 123456789 into 987654321 as shown in the equation below? 
   123456789 x A + B = 987654321
   What are the values of A and B?

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3. There are 4 men.  Each man has a different name, different sport, different pet, different military service, and different age.
• The navy man just got out of the service
• Don skates weekly
• Bob served in the army
• The air force retiree has a pet bird
• The man who goes biking takes along his dog
• The ex-marine likes hiking
• Carl has a cat 
• Abe doesn't bike 
• The fish owner is 6 years older than the hiker 
• The bird owner is 5 years older than the man who enjoys sailing for a hobby. 
• Bob is 29 
• The sum of the 4 ages is 109
Question: How old is Abe?
Hint: To solve this problem, the clues may  be put onto a grid..

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