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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.A father is 38 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 4.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 5.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 6.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 7.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 8.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 9.A father is 45 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 11.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 12.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 13.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹20. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.A father is 35 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 16.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 17.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 18.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 19.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.A father is 40 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 21.A father is 32 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 22.A father is 41 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 24.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 25.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 26.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 27.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 28.A father is 34 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 31.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 32.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 33.A father is 35 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 35.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 36.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 37.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 38.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 39.In 5 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 40.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
Answer key
- 33
- 15
- 6
- 10
- 3
- 55
- 18
- 44
- 41
- 17
- 7
- 17
- 7
- 24
- 4
- 8
- 65
- 9
- 31
- 29
- 21
- 29
- 6
- 9
- 7
- 9
- 17
- 30
- 3
- 50
- 4
- 45
- 25
- 5
- 34
- 15
- 11
- 23
- 9
- 5
Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks