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 3 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 2.A father is 34 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 4.A father is 41 years old and his son is 14. 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 2 years?
- 6.In 6 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 7.A father is 40 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.A father is 39 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 9.A father is 34 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 12.In 6 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 13.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 14.A father is 37 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 15.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 16.A father is 32 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.A piggy bank has 5 coins of ₹5 and 12 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 18.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹6. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 19.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 20.You have 11 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹16. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 21.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 22.A father is 32 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.A father is 36 years old and his son is 13. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 24.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 25.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 26.In 5 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 27.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 28.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 11 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 29.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 30.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 31.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 32.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 33.A father is 32 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 35.A father is 30 years old and his son is 11. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 37.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 38.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹7. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 40.A father is 32 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 6
- 20
- 42
- 27
- 13
- 6
- 30
- 32
- 22
- 67
- 20
- 3
- 2
- 30
- 86
- 26
- 49
- 1
- 51
- 5
- 6
- 28
- 23
- 50
- 6
- 1
- 6
- 32
- 21
- 12
- 5
- 22
- 18
- 48
- 19
- 5
- 11
- 1
- 24
- 23
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