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 6 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 2.In 6 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 4.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 5.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 6.In 3 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 7.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 8.A father is 43 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 9.A father is 43 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 11.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 12.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 13.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 14.A father is 42 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 16.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 17.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 18.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 19.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 21.A father is 44 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 22.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 23.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 24.In 3 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 25.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 26.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 27.A father is 42 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.A father is 40 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 30.A father is 32 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 31.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 32.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 33.In 6 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 34.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 35.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 36.In 2 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 37.A father is 33 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.A father is 41 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 40.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 19
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 18
- 3
- 9
- 39
- 32
- 19
- 25
- 76
- 18
- 30
- 8
- 20
- 11
- 4
- 75
- 55
- 34
- 7
- 13
- 2
- 14
- 10
- 33
- 31
- 14
- 19
- 10
- 64
- 10
- 8
- 8
- 12
- 24
- 30
- 59
- 3
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