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 28. How old is each twin?
- 2.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹26. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 4.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 5.A father is 43 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 6.A father is 38 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 8.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 10.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.A father is 39 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 13.A father is 38 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 14.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 15.A father is 43 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 17.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 18.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 19.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 20.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 21.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 22.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 23.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 24.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 26.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.A father is 37 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 29.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.A father is 41 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 31.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 32.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 33.A father is 41 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 35.A father is 41 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 37.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 38.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 39.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 40.A father is 39 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 14
- 12
- 15
- 11
- 30
- 29
- 30
- 7
- 8
- 64
- 35
- 67
- 32
- 68
- 39
- 13
- 14
- 78
- 15
- 13
- 5
- 6
- 5
- 40
- 6
- 6
- 23
- 10
- 3
- 30
- 3
- 19
- 28
- 10
- 36
- 4
- 44
- 61
- 16
- 34
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