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 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 4.In 4 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 5.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 9 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 girl is 9 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 8.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 9.A father is 32 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 11.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 12.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 13.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 15.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 16.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹21. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 18.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 19.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 20.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 22.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 23.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 24.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 26.A father is 32 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 27.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 28.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 29.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹6. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 31.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.A father is 33 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 33.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 34.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 35.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 36.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 37.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 38.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹24. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.A father is 36 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 40.In 6 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
Answer key
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 9
- 58
- 11
- 17
- 10
- 27
- 13
- 14
- 3
- 5
- 14
- 10
- 8
- 20
- 15
- 6
- 31
- 3
- 15
- 15
- 30
- 21
- 24
- 3
- 23
- 1
- 6
- 59
- 26
- 16
- 5
- 4
- 9
- 86
- 10
- 30
- 7
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