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.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 3.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 4.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.A father is 45 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 6.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 7.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 8.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 10.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.A father is 43 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 13.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 14.A father is 43 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 16.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 18.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 19.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 20.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 22.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 23.A father is 38 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.A father is 33 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 25.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 26.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 27.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 29.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.A father is 38 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 31.A father is 35 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 32.A father is 35 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 33.A father is 30 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 30. How old is each twin?
- 35.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 36.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 37.A father is 30 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 39.A father is 42 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 40.In 2 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
Answer key
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 36
- 1
- 59
- 9
- 10
- 71
- 31
- 51
- 3
- 39
- 4
- 2
- 15
- 45
- 5
- 71
- 10
- 8
- 31
- 22
- 9
- 11
- 44
- 11
- 4
- 28
- 27
- 23
- 17
- 15
- 21
- 6
- 24
- 85
- 33
- 8
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