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Age and Coin Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 14: Age and coin puzzles · Set 178 · 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.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
  2. 2.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
  3. 3.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
  4. 4.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
  5. 5.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
  6. 6.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
  7. 7.A father is 45 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
  8. 8.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  9. 9.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
  10. 10.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  11. 11.A father is 34 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
  12. 12.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
  13. 13.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  14. 14.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
  15. 15.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
  16. 16.A father is 45 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
  17. 17.A father is 45 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
  18. 18.A father is 40 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
  19. 19.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
  20. 20.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  21. 21.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  22. 22.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
  23. 23.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
  24. 24.A father is 35 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
  25. 25.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  26. 26.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
  27. 27.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
  28. 28.A father is 38 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
  29. 29.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  30. 30.A father is 33 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
  31. 31.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  32. 32.A father is 43 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
  33. 33.A father is 33 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
  34. 34.A father is 41 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
  35. 35.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
  36. 36.A father is 36 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
  37. 37.A father is 39 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
  38. 38.A father is 34 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
  39. 39.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
  40. 40.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 12
  3. 8
  4. 13
  5. 15
  6. 4
  7. 37
  8. 4
  9. 14
  10. 5
  11. 23
  12. 20
  13. 10
  14. 5
  15. 10
  16. 39
  17. 36
  18. 26
  19. 21
  20. 6
  21. 41
  22. 14
  23. 2
  24. 22
  25. 64
  26. 2
  27. 6
  28. 32
  29. 70
  30. 28
  31. 58
  32. 39
  33. 22
  34. 30
  35. 4
  36. 22
  37. 29
  38. 29
  39. 26
  40. 4

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