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Maths tricks trick 12: Magic squares · Set 27 · 40 questions
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The trick (Same total): Add up a row (or column) that has no gap: that is the magic total. Add the numbers you can see in the line with the gap. Missing number = magic total − that sum.

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  1. 1.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 10 15 | 16 12 8 | 9 ? 13. What is the missing number?
  2. 2.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 12 7 8 | 5 9 13 | ? 11 6. What is the missing number?
  3. 3.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 15 10 11 | 8 12 16 | ? 14 9. What is the missing number?
  4. 4.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 7 28 13 | 22 16 10 | 19 ? 25. What is the missing number?
  5. 5.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 6 1 ? | 7 5 3 | 2 9 4. What is the missing number?
  6. 6.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 1 6 | 3 5 7 | 4 ? 2. What is the missing number?
  7. 7.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 25 11 21 | 15 19 23 | 17 27 ?. What is the missing number?
  8. 8.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 18 16 | 22 14 6 | 12 10 ?. What is the missing number?
  9. 9.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 23 26 11 | 8 20 32 | ? 14 17. What is the missing number?
  10. 10.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 19 4 25 | 22 16 10 | 7 28 ?. What is the missing number?
  11. 11.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 ? 14 | 15 11 7 | 8 13 12. What is the missing number?
  12. 12.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 14 11 26 | ? 17 5 | 8 23 20. What is the missing number?
  13. 13.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 ? 4 | 6 10 14 | 16 2 12. What is the missing number?
  14. 14.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 15 ? 21 | 30 24 18 | 27 12 33. What is the missing number?
  15. 15.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 25 ? | 21 17 13 | 19 9 23. What is the missing number?
  16. 16.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 17 15 | 21 13 5 | 11 9 19. What is the missing number?
  17. 17.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 17 15 25 | 27 19 ? | 13 23 21. What is the missing number?
  18. 18.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 5 6 | 3 7 11 | 8 9 ?. What is the missing number?
  19. 19.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 7 21 11 | 17 13 ? | 15 5 19. What is the missing number?
  20. 20.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 12 33 18 | ? 21 15 | 24 9 30. What is the missing number?
  21. 21.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 15 13 23 | 25 17 9 | ? 21 19. What is the missing number?
  22. 22.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 11 21 | 23 ? 7 | 9 19 17. What is the missing number?
  23. 23.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 23 20 | ? 17 5 | 14 11 26. What is the missing number?
  24. 24.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 10 15 | 16 12 8 | 9 14 ?. What is the missing number?
  25. 25.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 17 14 29 | ? 20 8 | 11 26 23. What is the missing number?
  26. 26.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 32 17 | 26 20 14 | ? 8 29. What is the missing number?
  27. 27.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 4 9 8 | 11 7 ? | 6 5 10. What is the missing number?
  28. 28.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 6 21 | 12 18 24 | 15 30 9. What is the missing number?
  29. 29.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 19 ? 13 | 16 22 28 | 31 10 25. What is the missing number?
  30. 30.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 21 36 15 | 18 24 ? | 33 12 27. What is the missing number?
  31. 31.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 29 8 23 | 14 20 26 | 17 ? 11. What is the missing number?
  32. 32.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 16 13 28 | 31 19 7 | 10 25 ?. What is the missing number?
  33. 33.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 13 12 | 15 11 ? | 10 9 14. What is the missing number?
  34. 34.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 8 15 | 14 12 10 | 9 16 ?. What is the missing number?
  35. 35.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 22 12 | 18 14 10 | 16 6 ?. What is the missing number?
  36. 36.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 25 4 19 | 10 16 ? | 13 28 7. What is the missing number?
  37. 37.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 15 5 | 3 11 19 | ? 7 9. What is the missing number?
  38. 38.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 5 19 9 | 15 11 7 | 13 ? 17. What is the missing number?
  39. 39.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 14 9 16 | 15 13 11 | ? 17 12. What is the missing number?
  40. 40.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 2 7 6 | 9 5 ? | 4 3 8. What is the missing number?

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 10
  3. 13
  4. 4
  5. 8
  6. 9
  7. 13
  8. 20
  9. 29
  10. 13
  11. 9
  12. 29
  13. 18
  14. 36
  15. 15
  16. 7
  17. 11
  18. 4
  19. 9
  20. 27
  21. 11
  22. 15
  23. 29
  24. 13
  25. 32
  26. 23
  27. 3
  28. 27
  29. 34
  30. 30
  31. 32
  32. 22
  33. 7
  34. 11
  35. 20
  36. 22
  37. 17
  38. 3
  39. 10
  40. 1

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