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 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 2.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 3.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 4.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 6.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 7.A father is 38 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 9.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 10.A father is 40 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 11.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 12.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 13.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 15.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 16.A father is 32 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 18.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 19.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 22.A father is 37 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 24.A father is 31 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 25.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 26.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 27.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹28. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 28.A father is 36 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 30.In 3 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 31.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 32.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 33.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹6. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 34.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 35.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 36.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 37.A father is 34 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 39.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 40.A father is 40 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 11
- 6
- 41
- 5
- 13
- 16
- 29
- 2
- 9
- 32
- 14
- 11
- 48
- 4
- 74
- 23
- 5
- 9
- 38
- 4
- 5
- 25
- 18
- 17
- 14
- 9
- 13
- 31
- 18
- 10
- 19
- 7
- 1
- 65
- 10
- 18
- 30
- 18
- 71
- 36
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