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 piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 2.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 3.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 4.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 5.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 6.A father is 39 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 8.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 9.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 10.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 11.In 6 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 12.A father is 30 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 13.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 14.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 15.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 16.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.A father is 35 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 19.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 20.A father is 40 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 21.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 22.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 23.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 24.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 25.A father is 39 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 26.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 29.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 30.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 31.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 32.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 33.A father is 43 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.A father is 39 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 35.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 36.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 37.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 38.A father is 40 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 40.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
Answer key
- 64
- 22
- 21
- 8
- 4
- 26
- 26
- 4
- 13
- 19
- 6
- 20
- 26
- 18
- 3
- 9
- 31
- 7
- 5
- 36
- 14
- 5
- 75
- 7
- 31
- 1
- 46
- 6
- 76
- 5
- 1
- 10
- 30
- 29
- 7
- 32
- 34
- 31
- 9
- 14
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