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 8 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 2.You have 13 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹17. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 3.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 4.The ages of two twins add up to 14. How old is each twin?
- 5.The ages of two twins add up to 26. How old is each twin?
- 6.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹25. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 7.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 8.A girl is 11 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 9.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 10.A piggy bank has 11 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 11.In 3 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 12.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 13.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 14.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 15.A father is 30 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 16.A father is 32 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 17.A father is 31 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 18.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 19.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 20.A father is 45 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 21.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 22.A father is 43 years old and his son is 6. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 23.A piggy bank has 12 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 24.A girl is 5 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 25.You have 7 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.In 3 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 27.A father is 33 years old and his son is 4. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 28.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 8 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 29.You have 12 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹18. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 30.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 8 years?
- 31.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹20. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 32.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 33.A father is 33 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 34.In 2 years a boy will be 11 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 35.You have 9 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 36.A father is 32 years old and his son is 8. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 37.In 4 years a boy will be 16 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 38.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 4 years?
- 39.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 40.A piggy bank has 4 coins of ₹5 and 5 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
Answer key
- 22
- 4
- 13
- 7
- 13
- 11
- 21
- 26
- 8
- 65
- 6
- 5
- 15
- 14
- 22
- 28
- 25
- 9
- 14
- 39
- 15
- 37
- 76
- 10
- 5
- 9
- 29
- 61
- 6
- 22
- 6
- 3
- 28
- 7
- 2
- 24
- 9
- 13
- 12
- 30
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