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 girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 2.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 4.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 5.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹26. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 6.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 7.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 8.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 9.A father is 36 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 11.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 12.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 13.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 15.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 16.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 17.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹29. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 18.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 19.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 20.A father is 30 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 21.In 3 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 22.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 23.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 24.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 25.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 26.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 27.A father is 39 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.A father is 36 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 31.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 32.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 33.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 34.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 35.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 36.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 37.A father is 34 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 39.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 40.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
Answer key
- 21
- 3
- 5
- 6
- 11
- 5
- 5
- 13
- 27
- 7
- 4
- 67
- 19
- 15
- 2
- 76
- 14
- 15
- 5
- 16
- 6
- 7
- 19
- 1
- 10
- 8
- 26
- 32
- 3
- 14
- 11
- 3
- 10
- 16
- 24
- 7
- 23
- 58
- 10
- 7
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