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.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 2.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 3.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 4.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 6.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹24. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 7.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 8.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 9.A father is 33 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 12.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 13.A father is 34 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 14.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 15.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 16.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 18.A father is 34 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 19.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 20.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.A father is 38 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 22.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 23.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 24.A father is 36 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 25.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 26.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 28.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 29.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 30.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 31.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 33.In 6 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 34.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 35.A father is 39 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 37.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 38.A father is 44 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 40.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
Answer key
- 8
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 12
- 9
- 12
- 6
- 21
- 52
- 8
- 51
- 27
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 13
- 20
- 9
- 36
- 30
- 15
- 10
- 27
- 7
- 4
- 18
- 7
- 79
- 22
- 72
- 11
- 3
- 53
- 32
- 9
- 69
- 36
- 4
- 6
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