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 girl is 9 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 2.A father is 40 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 4.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹21. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.In 3 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 6.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 7.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 8.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 10.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 12.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 13.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 14.A father is 40 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.A father is 33 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A father is 40 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 18.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 19.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 20.A father is 40 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 21.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 22.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 23.A father is 30 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 25.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 26.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 27.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 29.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹26. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 31.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 32.A father is 37 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 33.A father is 41 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.A father is 30 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 35.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 36.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 37.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 38.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 39.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 40.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 23
- 27
- 9
- 9
- 7
- 14
- 12
- 6
- 10
- 48
- 7
- 9
- 18
- 35
- 23
- 34
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 26
- 6
- 17
- 20
- 6
- 12
- 17
- 72
- 17
- 4
- 12
- 8
- 24
- 31
- 21
- 1
- 4
- 15
- 30
- 11
- 7
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