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 33 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 2.A father is 39 years old and his son is 10. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.The ages of two twins add up to 20. How old is each twin?
- 4.A father is 44 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 5.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 6.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 7.A father is 32 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 8.In 3 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 9.A father is 36 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 10.The ages of two twins add up to 12. How old is each twin?
- 11.A girl is 10 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 12.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 13.A father is 44 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 14.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 15.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 16.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 17.In 5 years a boy will be 18 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 18.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹8. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 19.In 4 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 20.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 21.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 23.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 24.A father is 32 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 25.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 27.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 28.In 4 years a boy will be 12 years old. How old was he 6 years ago?
- 29.A father is 44 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 30.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 31.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 5 years ago?
- 32.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 33.In 4 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 34.A father is 43 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 35.A father is 38 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 36.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 13 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 37.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 38.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.In 3 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 40.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 29
- 29
- 10
- 40
- 17
- 14
- 23
- 11
- 32
- 6
- 21
- 18
- 35
- 90
- 12
- 68
- 9
- 1
- 9
- 5
- 67
- 63
- 13
- 28
- 5
- 17
- 21
- 2
- 38
- 21
- 7
- 9
- 2
- 35
- 32
- 36
- 10
- 5
- 10
- 4
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