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Age and Coin Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 14: Age and coin puzzles · Set 156 · 40 questions
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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. 1.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
  2. 2.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
  3. 3.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
  4. 4.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
  5. 5.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
  6. 6.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
  7. 7.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
  8. 8.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
  9. 9.In 3 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
  10. 10.A father is 38 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
  11. 11.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  12. 12.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
  13. 13.A father is 34 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
  14. 14.A father is 42 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
  15. 15.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
  16. 16.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  17. 17.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
  18. 18.A father is 44 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
  19. 19.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
  20. 20.A father is 31 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
  21. 21.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  22. 22.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  23. 23.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  24. 24.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
  25. 25.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  26. 26.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹7. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  27. 27.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
  28. 28.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
  29. 29.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
  30. 30.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  31. 31.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹23. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  32. 32.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
  33. 33.A father is 33 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
  34. 34.A father is 44 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
  35. 35.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
  36. 36.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
  37. 37.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  38. 38.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹27. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  39. 39.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹19. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  40. 40.A father is 39 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 5
  3. 10
  4. 5
  5. 16
  6. 6
  7. 18
  8. 4
  9. 9
  10. 24
  11. 6
  12. 2
  13. 25
  14. 32
  15. 10
  16. 6
  17. 14
  18. 37
  19. 14
  20. 18
  21. 5
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. 15
  25. 54
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 7
  30. 49
  31. 10
  32. 9
  33. 28
  34. 38
  35. 19
  36. 5
  37. 26
  38. 13
  39. 8
  40. 33

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