Age and Coin Puzzles Worksheet
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.
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- 1.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 2.A father is 31 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 4.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 5.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 6.A father is 39 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 8.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 9.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 10.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 12.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 13.A father is 30 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 15.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 16.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 17.A father is 36 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 19.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 20.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 21.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 23.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 24.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 26.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 27.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 29.A father is 40 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 30.In 3 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 31.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 32.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 33.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 34.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 35.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 36.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 37.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 38.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 39.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 40.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
Answer key
- 6
- 22
- 5
- 19
- 2
- 28
- 68
- 23
- 4
- 42
- 9
- 7
- 16
- 15
- 2
- 5
- 30
- 21
- 9
- 14
- 35
- 4
- 21
- 46
- 18
- 19
- 63
- 11
- 33
- 2
- 11
- 23
- 6
- 2
- 16
- 16
- 19
- 8
- 9
- 12
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