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 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 3.In 6 years a boy will be 20 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 4.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 5.A father is 32 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 6.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 7.A father is 34 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 9.A father is 35 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.A father is 42 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 13.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 15.A father is 30 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A father is 37 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 18.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 19.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹6. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 20.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 22.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 23.A father is 42 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 25.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.A father is 36 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 27.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 28.A father is 45 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 30.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 31.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 32.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 33.A father is 45 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 35.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 36.A father is 42 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 37.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 38.A father is 34 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 40.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹14. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 5
- 11
- 7
- 14
- 26
- 6
- 26
- 15
- 24
- 50
- 32
- 11
- 37
- 8
- 20
- 26
- 10
- 19
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 37
- 34
- 14
- 3
- 28
- 12
- 34
- 20
- 15
- 5
- 40
- 35
- 13
- 14
- 33
- 3
- 24
- 14
- 6
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