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 ₹6. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 2.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 3.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 4.A father is 31 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 5.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 6.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 7.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 8.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 9.A father is 32 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 11.A father is 37 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 13.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹19. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 15.A father is 41 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 17.A father is 44 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 17 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 19.A father is 32 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 20.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 22.A father is 34 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 24.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 25.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 26.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 28.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 29.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 31.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 33.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 34.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 35.A father is 36 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 37.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 38.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 39.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 40.A father is 33 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 1
- 6
- 67
- 26
- 19
- 3
- 10
- 10
- 19
- 8
- 31
- 6
- 9
- 6
- 36
- 18
- 35
- 10
- 21
- 24
- 4
- 20
- 16
- 12
- 4
- 7
- 38
- 22
- 5
- 9
- 66
- 11
- 3
- 20
- 24
- 6
- 6
- 15
- 36
- 27
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