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 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 3.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 4.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹23. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 6.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 7.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 8.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 10.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 11.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 12.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 13.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹7. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 15.A father is 43 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 17.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 18.A father is 32 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 19.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 20.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 21.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 22.A father is 45 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 24.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 26.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 27.A father is 39 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 29.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 30.A father is 33 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 31.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 32.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 33.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 34.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 35.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 36.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 37.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 38.A father is 31 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 30. How old is each twin?
- 40.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
Answer key
- 19
- 18
- 7
- 10
- 27
- 11
- 55
- 34
- 7
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 31
- 69
- 20
- 21
- 2
- 17
- 14
- 32
- 2
- 49
- 21
- 6
- 28
- 19
- 10
- 27
- 7
- 18
- 14
- 8
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 22
- 15
- 6
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