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 11 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 2.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 9 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 3.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 4.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 5.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 6.A father is 32 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 8.A father is 39 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 9.A father is 35 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 12. How old is each twin?
- 11.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 12.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 13.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 14.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 15.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 16.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 17.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 18.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 19.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 20.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.A father is 45 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 22.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 23.A father is 36 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 25.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 26.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 27.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 28.A father is 40 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 30.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 31.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 32.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 33.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 34.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 35.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 36.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 37.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 38.A father is 32 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹23. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 40.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 67
- 33
- 27
- 16
- 10
- 21
- 11
- 31
- 30
- 6
- 8
- 21
- 17
- 16
- 7
- 2
- 9
- 74
- 21
- 5
- 40
- 19
- 31
- 6
- 63
- 88
- 15
- 30
- 5
- 42
- 19
- 15
- 31
- 57
- 5
- 3
- 19
- 24
- 11
- 5
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