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 31 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 3.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 4.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 5.A father is 41 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 6.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 7.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 8.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 9.A father is 39 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A father is 32 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 11.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 12.A father is 45 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 13.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.A father is 45 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 16.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 18.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 19.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 20.In 6 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 21.A father is 31 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 22.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 23.A father is 32 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 25.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 26.A father is 39 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 27.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 29.A father is 38 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 30.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 31.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 32.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 33.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 34.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 35.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 36.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 37.A father is 32 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 39.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 40.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
Answer key
- 27
- 66
- 6
- 59
- 31
- 5
- 14
- 8
- 28
- 26
- 44
- 40
- 5
- 38
- 57
- 4
- 7
- 80
- 3
- 6
- 20
- 2
- 27
- 15
- 6
- 31
- 70
- 39
- 34
- 4
- 19
- 46
- 2
- 7
- 77
- 4
- 22
- 9
- 21
- 11
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