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.In 4 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 2.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 3.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 4.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.A father is 30 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 6.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 7.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 8.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 9.In 6 years a boy will be 19 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 10.A father is 32 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 11.A father is 36 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 13.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 15.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 16.A father is 33 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.A father is 35 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.In 3 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 19.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 20.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 21.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 23.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 24.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 25.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 26.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 27.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 28.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 29.A father is 39 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 30.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 31.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 33.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 34.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 35.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 36.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 37.A father is 31 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 39.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 40.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
Answer key
- 9
- 33
- 68
- 6
- 16
- 3
- 49
- 15
- 8
- 22
- 22
- 23
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 25
- 26
- 10
- 18
- 12
- 65
- 10
- 4
- 16
- 16
- 12
- 7
- 5
- 29
- 17
- 58
- 4
- 15
- 14
- 2
- 8
- 20
- 14
- 18
- 70
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