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 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 2.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 3.A father is 39 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 4.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 5.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 6.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 7.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 8.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 9.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 10.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 11.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 12.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 13.A father is 34 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 14.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹20. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 15.A father is 44 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A father is 33 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 18.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 19.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 21.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 22.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 23.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 24.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 25.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.A father is 35 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 27.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 28.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 29.A father is 32 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 30.A father is 37 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 31.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 32.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 33.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 34.A father is 34 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 35.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 36.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 37.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 38.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 39.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 40.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
Answer key
- 13
- 6
- 26
- 2
- 61
- 8
- 3
- 69
- 5
- 19
- 3
- 7
- 22
- 6
- 35
- 19
- 26
- 11
- 65
- 9
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 31
- 18
- 1
- 20
- 23
- 4
- 12
- 54
- 28
- 7
- 5
- 4
- 21
- 19
- 4
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