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

Answer key

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

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