What does this simple rebus mean?

Replace each alphabet with the number (1-9) to make the below equation correct.

AB * C = DE - F = GH / I

When monkey rotate the gear, which mark will be hit 1 or 2 ?

John was going on a jungle trip. He asked his wife to pack something to eat, something to drink and something to burn if he feels cold in the jungle. When John opens the backpack he found just one thing in the bag. What was it?

Can you find out the number that should replace the question mark with a valid reason?

It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard, and can't be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter.
What is it?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

When it is alive we sing, when it is dead we clap our hands. What is it?

Two friends were stuck in a cottage. They had nothing to do and thus they started playing cards. Suddenly the power went off and Friend 1 inverted the position of 15 cards in the normal deck of 52 cards and shuffled it. Now he asked Friend 2 to divide the cards into two piles (need not be equal) with equal number of cards facing up. The room was quite dark and Friend 2 could not see the cards. He thinks for a while and then divides the cards in two piles.

On checking, the count of cards facing up is same in both the piles. How could Friend 2 have done it ?

If 21x = 79x, what is the value of x?