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

Answer key

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

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