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 32 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.A father is 41 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.A father is 40 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 4.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 5.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 6.A father is 32 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 8.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 9.A father is 40 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A father is 33 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 11.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 12.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 13.A father is 43 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 14.A father is 37 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 16.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 18.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 19.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 20.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 22.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 23.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 9 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 24.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹24. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 25.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 27.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 29.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 30.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 31.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 32.In 2 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 33.A father is 32 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 35.In 4 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 36.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 37.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 38.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 39.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 40.A father is 40 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 18
- 32
- 27
- 2
- 20
- 19
- 1
- 4
- 36
- 23
- 9
- 15
- 32
- 28
- 8
- 5
- 34
- 13
- 5
- 78
- 13
- 19
- 78
- 9
- 6
- 7
- 29
- 6
- 18
- 8
- 4
- 12
- 20
- 4
- 12
- 16
- 19
- 14
- 5
- 28
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