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Numbers on cards

Source: 44th International Tournament of Towns, Junior A-Level P2, Fall 2022

February 16, 2023
number theoryTournament of Towns

Problem Statement

The numbers 1,19,199,1999,1, 19, 199, 1999,\ldots are written on several cards, one card for each number.
[*]Is it possible to choose at least three cards so that the sum of the numbers on the chosen cards equals a number in which all digits, except for a single digit, are twos? [*]Suppose you have chosen several cards so that the sum of the numbers on the chosen cards equals a number, all of whose digits are twos, except for a single digit. What can this single different digit be?