Age and Coin Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 14: Age and coin puzzles · Set 33 · 40 questions

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.

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

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