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 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.A father is 44 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 4.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 6.In 6 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 7.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 8.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 9.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 10.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 11.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 12.A father is 35 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 13.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 14.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 15.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 16.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 17.In 5 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 18.A father is 41 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 19.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.A father is 30 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 24.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 25.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 26.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹24. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 28.A father is 34 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 30.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 31.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 33.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹7. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 34.A father is 38 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 35.A father is 32 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.A father is 30 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 37.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 38.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 39.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 40.A father is 41 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 3
- 32
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 5
- 10
- 11
- 19
- 10
- 15
- 29
- 83
- 7
- 11
- 3
- 6
- 27
- 57
- 1
- 53
- 21
- 24
- 6
- 15
- 2
- 9
- 24
- 7
- 17
- 81
- 10
- 1
- 27
- 28
- 25
- 14
- 8
- 12
- 36
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