Age and Coin Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 14: Age and coin puzzles · Set 1 · 40 questions

The trick (Pretend and adjust): Ages: find each age now, then add (later) or take away (earlier) the same years for everyone. Coins: pretend all coins are ₹1; the extra money tells you how many ₹2 coins there are. Check your answer by putting it back into the riddle.

1. 1.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
2. 2.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
3. 3.A father is 43 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
4. 4.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
5. 5.A father is 40 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
6. 6.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
7. 7.A father is 35 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
8. 8.A father is 44 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
9. 9.A father is 39 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
10. 10.A father is 30 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
11. 11.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
12. 12.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
13. 13.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
14. 14.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
15. 15.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
16. 16.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
17. 17.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
18. 18.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
19. 19.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
20. 20.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
21. 21.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
22. 22.In 5 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
23. 23.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
24. 24.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
25. 25.A father is 33 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
26. 26.A father is 33 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
27. 27.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
28. 28.A father is 36 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
29. 29.A father is 42 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
30. 30.A father is 34 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
31. 31.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
32. 32.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
33. 33.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
34. 34.A father is 40 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
35. 35.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
36. 36.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
37. 37.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
38. 38.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
39. 39.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
40. 40.A father is 38 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?

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