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 piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 14 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 2.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 3.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 4.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 5.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹7. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 6.A father is 38 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 7.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 8.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 8. How old is each twin?
- 10.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 11.A father is 38 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 12.A father is 31 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 13.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 14.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 15.A father is 34 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 17.In 6 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 18.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 19.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 20.A father is 37 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 21.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 23.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 24.In 4 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 25.A father is 36 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 26.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 27.A father is 34 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 10 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 29.A piggy bank has 7 coins of ₹5 and 7 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 30.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 31.The ages of two twins add up to 24. How old is each twin?
- 32.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 33.A father is 43 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 35.In 3 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 36.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 37.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 38.You have 10 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹15. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 40.A father is 39 years old and his son is 12. How old was the father when the son was born?
Answer key
- 48
- 11
- 9
- 17
- 1
- 34
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 20
- 31
- 24
- 9
- 8
- 24
- 15
- 7
- 5
- 20
- 32
- 56
- 45
- 50
- 6
- 27
- 16
- 29
- 75
- 49
- 21
- 12
- 2
- 39
- 15
- 11
- 8
- 3
- 5
- 3
- 27
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