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 11 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 2.A father is 37 years old and his son is 7. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 3.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 2 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 4.A father is 37 years old and his son is 5. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 5.A girl is 8 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 6.The ages of two twins add up to 16. How old is each twin?
- 7.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹12. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 8.You have 8 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹13. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 9.A girl is 6 years old and her brother is 6 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 10.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 9 years?
- 11.A father is 41 years old and his son is 10. 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.The ages of two twins add up to 28. How old is each twin?
- 14.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 3 years ago?
- 15.The ages of two twins add up to 22. How old is each twin?
- 16.A piggy bank has 10 coins of ₹5 and 15 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 17.The ages of two twins add up to 10. How old is each twin?
- 18.In 5 years a boy will be 17 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 19.You have 6 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹11. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 20.The ages of two twins add up to 18. How old is each twin?
- 21.A piggy bank has 2 coins of ₹5 and 4 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 22.The ages of two twins add up to 30. How old is each twin?
- 23.A piggy bank has 8 coins of ₹5 and 6 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 24.In 2 years a boy will be 15 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 25.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹9. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 26.A girl is 12 years old and her brother is 5 years older. How old will her brother be in 7 years?
- 27.In 3 years a boy will be 13 years old. How old was he 2 years ago?
- 28.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 6 years?
- 29.In 2 years a boy will be 14 years old. How old was he 7 years ago?
- 30.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 2 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 31.A piggy bank has 9 coins of ₹5 and 3 coins of ₹2. How many rupees are in it?
- 32.A father is 41 years old and his son is 9. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 33.A girl is 9 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 5 years?
- 34.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 4 years older. How old will her brother be in 2 years?
- 35.In 2 years a boy will be 10 years old. How old was he 4 years ago?
- 36.You have 15 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹24. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 37.A father is 42 years old and his son is 14. How old was the father when the son was born?
- 38.You have 14 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹22. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
- 39.A girl is 7 years old and her brother is 3 years older. How old will her brother be in 3 years?
- 40.You have 5 coins. Each coin is ₹1 or ₹2, and together they make ₹7. How many ₹2 coins do you have?
Answer key
- 61
- 30
- 14
- 32
- 17
- 8
- 4
- 5
- 19
- 25
- 31
- 4
- 14
- 9
- 11
- 80
- 5
- 5
- 5
- 9
- 18
- 15
- 52
- 11
- 4
- 24
- 8
- 16
- 5
- 14
- 51
- 32
- 18
- 13
- 4
- 9
- 28
- 8
- 13
- 2
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