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 44 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 3.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 4.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 5.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 6.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 7.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 8.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 9.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 10.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 11.A father is 31 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 13.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 15.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹20. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 16.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 17.A father is 42 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 19.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 20.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 22.A father is 42 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 24.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 25.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 26.A father is 39 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 27.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 28.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 29.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 30.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 31.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 32.A father is 30 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 33.A father is 36 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.A father is 44 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 35.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 36.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 37.A father is 30 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.A father is 37 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.A father is 41 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 40.A father is 41 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 31
- 36
- 6
- 21
- 2
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 21
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 9
- 4
- 29
- 3
- 16
- 32
- 7
- 35
- 9
- 15
- 25
- 26
- 2
- 15
- 65
- 25
- 6
- 16
- 25
- 38
- 18
- 7
- 25
- 23
- 30
- 29
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