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 11 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 2.A father is 37 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 4.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 5.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 6.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 7.A father is 34 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 10.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 11.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 12.In 5 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 13.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 14.A father is 41 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 7 years ago?
- 16.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 17.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 18.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 19.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 20.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹19. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 22.A father is 42 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.A father is 40 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 25.In 4 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 26.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹6. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 28.A father is 31 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 29.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 31.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.In 2 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 33.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 34.In 3 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 35.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 36.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 37.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 38.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹10. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 40.A father is 39 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 22
- 31
- 60
- 6
- 4
- 25
- 24
- 41
- 11
- 6
- 67
- 7
- 2
- 29
- 6
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 19
- 9
- 5
- 28
- 35
- 10
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 21
- 2
- 8
- 41
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 17
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 19
- 28
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