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 piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 2.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 4.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 5.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 6.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 7.A father is 30 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 9.In 6 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 10.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 11.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 12.A father is 43 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 13.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 14.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 15.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 16.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹29. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 18.A father is 44 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 19.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 20.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹19. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 22.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 23.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 24.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 25.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 27.A father is 43 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 29.A father is 34 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 30.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 31.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 32.In 6 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 33.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 34.A father is 35 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 35.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 36.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 37.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 38.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 39.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 40.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 51
- 8
- 6
- 4
- 42
- 17
- 17
- 4
- 5
- 21
- 7
- 33
- 17
- 46
- 8
- 14
- 37
- 30
- 19
- 7
- 1
- 12
- 21
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 36
- 12
- 30
- 82
- 18
- 4
- 4
- 23
- 7
- 18
- 12
- 8
- 21
- 4
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