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A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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