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.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 2.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 3.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 4.A father is 31 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 5.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹23. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 6.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 7.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 8.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 10.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 11.A father is 32 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.A father is 34 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 13.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 14.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 15.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 16.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 17.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 18.A father is 30 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 19.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 20.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 22.A father is 45 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 24.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 25.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 26.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹20. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 28.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 29.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹28. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 31.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 33.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 34.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 35.A father is 30 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 37.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹25. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 38.A father is 33 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 40.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
Answer key
- 57
- 4
- 8
- 23
- 8
- 18
- 21
- 3
- 14
- 11
- 19
- 28
- 6
- 21
- 65
- 11
- 6
- 21
- 14
- 37
- 4
- 32
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 6
- 15
- 5
- 13
- 13
- 34
- 20
- 2
- 38
- 23
- 4
- 10
- 29
- 66
- 9
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