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 father is 30 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 3.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 4.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 5.A piggy bank has 3 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 6.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 7.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 8.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 9.A father is 30 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.A father is 40 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 13.A father is 45 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 14.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 15.A father is 37 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 17.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 18.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 19.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 20.A father is 37 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 21.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 22.A father is 31 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.A father is 31 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.A piggy bank has 6 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 26.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 27.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 28.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 29.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 30.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 31.A father is 42 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 32.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 33.In 2 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 34.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 35.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 36.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 37.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 38.A father is 33 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 39.A father is 35 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 40.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
Answer key
- 26
- 11
- 17
- 70
- 35
- 58
- 7
- 15
- 23
- 64
- 34
- 4
- 41
- 9
- 23
- 39
- 1
- 22
- 2
- 28
- 5
- 21
- 25
- 50
- 51
- 2
- 17
- 21
- 36
- 13
- 31
- 7
- 4
- 17
- 62
- 6
- 14
- 24
- 28
- 9
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