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 ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 3.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 4.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 5.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 6.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 7.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 8.A father is 36 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 9.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 10.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 11.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 12.A father is 42 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 13.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 14.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 15.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 16.In 3 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 17.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 18.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 19.A father is 42 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 20.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 22.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 23.In 2 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 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹19. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 27.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 28.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 29.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 30.A father is 34 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 31.A father is 39 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 32.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 33.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 34.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 35.A father is 38 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 37.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 38.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 39.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 40.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
Answer key
- 10
- 11
- 9
- 24
- 8
- 18
- 82
- 28
- 2
- 17
- 36
- 38
- 4
- 6
- 13
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 37
- 61
- 16
- 20
- 6
- 47
- 7
- 15
- 18
- 7
- 58
- 24
- 30
- 75
- 15
- 12
- 30
- 63
- 15
- 12
- 2
- 12
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