What is full of holes but still holds water?

Can you decode the below cypher?

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An apple seller is hosting a competition. He offers 1000 apples and 10 boxes to the people who pass by. The challenge is to put those 1000 apples in the 10 boxes in such a manner that if he asks for any amount of apples, the person can directly give him the boxes or a combination of boxes. If the person can do it, he promises to give a thousand apples for free.

If you happen to pass by the apple seller, will you be able to win a thousand apples?

Make the seating arrangement of 10 children in such a way that there are 5 rows with 4 children in each row.

Where do you go to learn how to make ice cream?

A few friends are enjoying their sea voyage in a boat full of apples. On the way, they felt hungry and thus decided to eat the apples. Together, they ate two dozen of apples. When they have eaten the apples, will there be any change in the water level?

Can you count the number of lines in the below picture?

Can you count the number of triangles in the given picture?

Which three-digit number, made of consecutive digits, like 567, is 2 less than a cube and 2 more than a square?

I have eight fingers and two thumbs but I do not live. What Am I?