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Maths tricks trick 12: Magic squares · Set 30 · 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.

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

Answer key

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

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