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It is known that

n

is a positive integer and

n \le 144

. Ten questions of the type “Is

n

smaller than

a

?” are allowed. Answers are given with a delay: for

i = 1, \ldots , 9

, the

i

-th question is answered only after the

(i + 1)

-th question is asked. The answer to the tenth question is given immediately. Find a strategy for identifying

n

Problem Statement