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One day on reaching school I found there were a total of 16 bicycles and tricycles parked in the school compound. I counted the total number of wheels to be 38. Find out the number of bicycles.
10 bicycles. Explanation:: All the cycles will have at least 2 wheels, so 16 cycles will have 16x2=32 wheels. But in total there are 38 wheels. So the extra wheels (38-32=6) must be of the tricycles because bicycles have 2 wheels and tricycles have 3 wheels. Therefore, the number of tricycles parked is 6 and hence the number of bicycles is 10.

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

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