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.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 2.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 3.A father is 30 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 4.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 5.A father is 44 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 6.A father is 43 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 8.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 9.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 10.A father is 43 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 11.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 12.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 13.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 14.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 15.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 16.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.A father is 45 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 19.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 20.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.A father is 41 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 22.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 23.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 24.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 25.A father is 33 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 26.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 27.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹21. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 28.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 29.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 30.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 31.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 32.A father is 42 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 33.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 34.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 35.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 36.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 37.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 38.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 39.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 40.A father is 41 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 7
- 21
- 24
- 19
- 31
- 31
- 17
- 62
- 54
- 38
- 15
- 13
- 18
- 21
- 2
- 4
- 38
- 5
- 17
- 51
- 29
- 28
- 23
- 16
- 27
- 59
- 10
- 5
- 6
- 33
- 9
- 33
- 6
- 3
- 16
- 12
- 3
- 19
- 12
- 34
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