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 father is 33 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 3.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 4.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 6.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 7.A father is 31 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 9.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 10.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 11.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 12.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹21. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 13.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 15.In 6 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 16.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 17.A father is 39 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 19.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 20.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 22.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 23.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 24.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.A father is 37 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 26.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 27.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 28.A father is 45 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.A father is 34 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 30.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 31.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 32.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 33.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 34.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 35.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 36.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 37.A father is 44 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 39.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 40.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
Answer key
- 29
- 56
- 15
- 1
- 2
- 36
- 21
- 50
- 2
- 17
- 13
- 8
- 3
- 23
- 4
- 15
- 33
- 14
- 19
- 61
- 21
- 17
- 2
- 19
- 24
- 27
- 4
- 38
- 22
- 10
- 6
- 7
- 19
- 78
- 17
- 3
- 34
- 6
- 6
- 9
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