Age and Coin Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 14: Age and coin puzzles · Set 151 · 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 father is 40 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
2. 2.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
3. 3.A father is 32 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
4. 4.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
5. 5.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
6. 6.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
7. 7.A father is 36 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
8. 8.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
9. 9.In 6 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
10. 10.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
11. 11.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
12. 12.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
13. 13.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
14. 14.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
15. 15.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
16. 16.A father is 43 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
17. 17.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
18. 18.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
19. 19.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
20. 20.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
21. 21.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
22. 22.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
23. 23.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
24. 24.In 2 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
25. 25.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
26. 26.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
27. 27.A father is 31 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
28. 28.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
29. 29.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
30. 30.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
31. 31.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
32. 32.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹7. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
33. 33.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
34. 34.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
35. 35.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
36. 36.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
37. 37.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
38. 38.A father is 40 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
39. 39.A father is 30 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
40. 40.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 9 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?

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