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 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹23. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 4.A father is 43 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 5.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 6.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 7.A father is 37 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 9.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 10.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 11.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 12.In 3 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 13.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 14.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 15.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 16.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 17.A father is 35 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.A father is 32 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 19.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 22.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 23.A father is 30 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 25.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 26.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 27.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 28.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 29.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 30.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 31.A father is 37 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 32.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 33.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 34.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 35.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹28. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 36.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 37.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 38.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 39.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 40.A father is 45 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 10
- 70
- 10
- 39
- 20
- 2
- 30
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 21
- 11
- 18
- 20
- 22
- 6
- 31
- 22
- 65
- 5
- 3
- 9
- 23
- 21
- 54
- 46
- 9
- 19
- 15
- 11
- 32
- 13
- 3
- 18
- 13
- 12
- 4
- 4
- 72
- 41
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