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 2 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 2.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 3.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 4.A father is 43 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 5.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 6.A father is 32 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 8.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 9.A father is 38 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A father is 38 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 11.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 12.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 13.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 9 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 15.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 16.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 17.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 18.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 19.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 21.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 23.A father is 41 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 25.A father is 42 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 26.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.A father is 36 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 30.A father is 39 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 31.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 32.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 33.In 5 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 34.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 35.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 36.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 37.In 6 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 38.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹19. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 40.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 40
- 23
- 1
- 30
- 14
- 23
- 3
- 6
- 26
- 29
- 10
- 7
- 1
- 53
- 7
- 31
- 25
- 6
- 62
- 13
- 63
- 12
- 34
- 11
- 36
- 7
- 45
- 25
- 15
- 34
- 21
- 8
- 7
- 14
- 7
- 26
- 9
- 9
- 5
- 8
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