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.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹19. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 3.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 4.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 5.A father is 31 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 6.A father is 39 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 8.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 9.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 10.A father is 34 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 11.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 12.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 13.In 5 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 14.A father is 36 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 16.A father is 31 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.A father is 33 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 19.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.In 3 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 21.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 23.A father is 40 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.A father is 44 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 26.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 28.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 29.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 30.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 31.In 6 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 32.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 33.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 34.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 35.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 36.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 37.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 38.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.A father is 34 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 40.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
Answer key
- 7
- 6
- 7
- 12
- 27
- 34
- 11
- 9
- 15
- 29
- 7
- 6
- 7
- 25
- 24
- 21
- 19
- 59
- 50
- 5
- 72
- 13
- 30
- 60
- 39
- 4
- 6
- 17
- 9
- 32
- 5
- 3
- 17
- 15
- 21
- 71
- 65
- 3
- 26
- 4
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