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Maths tricks trick 12: Magic squares · Set 52 · 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): 5 ? 3 | 4 6 8 | 9 2 7. What is the missing number?
  2. 2.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 20 6 16 | 10 14 18 | ? 22 8. What is the missing number?
  3. 3.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 15 17 7 | ? 13 21 | 19 9 11. What is the missing number?
  4. 4.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 15 5 | 3 ? 19 | 17 7 9. What is the missing number?
  5. 5.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 18 8 10 | 4 12 ? | 14 16 6. What is the missing number?
  6. 6.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 23 ? | 29 17 5 | 14 11 26. What is the missing number?
  7. 7.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 11 21 | 15 19 23 | 17 27 13. What is the missing number?
  8. 8.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 5 ? | 11 9 7 | 6 13 8. What is the missing number?
  9. 9.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 6 7 2 | 1 5 9 | 8 3 ?. What is the missing number?
  10. 10.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 28 13 | 22 16 10 | 19 4 25. What is the missing number?
  11. 11.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 10 12 | 6 14 22 | 16 18 8. What is the missing number?
  12. 12.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 7 2 9 | 8 ? 4 | 3 10 5. What is the missing number?
  13. 13.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 26 23 | 32 ? 8 | 17 14 29. What is the missing number?
  14. 14.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 23 9 19 | 13 17 21 | 15 ? 11. What is the missing number?
  15. 15.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 10 9 | 12 8 4 | 7 6 11. What is the missing number?
  16. 16.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 16 14 24 | 26 18 10 | ? 22 20. What is the missing number?
  17. 17.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 14 24 | 26 18 10 | 12 22 20. What is the missing number?
  18. 18.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 25 15 | 21 ? 13 | 19 9 23. What is the missing number?
  19. 19.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 18 20 10 | ? 16 24 | 22 12 14. What is the missing number?
  20. 20.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 10 15 | 16 12 8 | 9 ? 13. What is the missing number?
  21. 21.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 20 6 | 8 12 16 | 18 4 ?. What is the missing number?
  22. 22.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 28 ? 22 | 13 19 25 | 16 31 10. What is the missing number?
  23. 23.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 9 14 | 15 11 7 | ? 13 12. What is the missing number?
  24. 24.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 24 9 30 | 27 21 15 | ? 33 18. What is the missing number?
  25. 25.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 6 11 | 8 10 12 | 9 ? 7. What is the missing number?
  26. 26.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 9 4 5 | 2 6 10 | ? 8 3. What is the missing number?
  27. 27.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 6 27 12 | 21 15 9 | 18 ? 24. What is the missing number?
  28. 28.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 7 14 9 | 12 10 8 | ? 6 13. What is the missing number?
  29. 29.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 35 20 | 29 23 17 | 26 11 32. What is the missing number?
  30. 30.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 17 7 21 | 19 ? 11 | 9 23 13. What is the missing number?
  31. 31.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 14 11 ? | 29 17 5 | 8 23 20. What is the missing number?
  32. 32.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 3 17 | 15 11 7 | ? 19 9. What is the missing number?
  33. 33.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 19 9 23 | 21 17 ? | 11 25 15. What is the missing number?
  34. 34.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 12 17 | 18 ? 10 | 11 16 15. What is the missing number?
  35. 35.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 25 28 13 | 10 ? 34 | 31 16 19. What is the missing number?
  36. 36.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 28 7 22 | 13 ? 25 | 16 31 10. What is the missing number?
  37. 37.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 4 ? 6 | 9 7 5 | 8 3 10. What is the missing number?
  38. 38.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 27 12 15 | 6 ? 30 | 21 24 9. What is the missing number?
  39. 39.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 8 18 | 20 12 4 | ? 16 14. What is the missing number?
  40. 40.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 21 11 13 | 7 15 23 | 17 19 ?. What is the missing number?

Answer key

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

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