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Maths tricks trick 12: Magic squares · Set 54 · 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): 7 ? 9 | 8 6 4 | 3 10 5. What is the missing number?
  2. 2.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 28 25 | 34 22 10 | 19 ? 31. What is the missing number?
  3. 3.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 34 19 | ? 22 16 | 25 10 31. What is the missing number?
  4. 4.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 33 18 21 | 12 24 36 | 27 30 ?. What is the missing number?
  5. 5.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 6 13 | 12 10 8 | ? 14 9. What is the missing number?
  6. 6.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 ? 14 | 15 11 7 | 8 13 12. What is the missing number?
  7. 7.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 18 11 | 12 ? 16 | 17 10 15. What is the missing number?
  8. 8.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 17 ? 13 | 7 11 15 | 9 19 5. What is the missing number?
  9. 9.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 19 5 | 7 11 15 | 17 3 13. What is the missing number?
  10. 10.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 24 3 18 | ? 15 21 | 12 27 6. What is the missing number?
  11. 11.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 12 27 24 | 33 21 9 | 18 ? 30. What is the missing number?
  12. 12.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 9 19 5 | 7 11 15 | 17 3 ?. What is the missing number?
  13. 13.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 6 1 8 | 7 ? 3 | 2 9 4. What is the missing number?
  14. 14.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 17 12 13 | 10 14 18 | 15 16 ?. What is the missing number?
  15. 15.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 22 12 14 | 8 16 ? | 18 20 10. What is the missing number?
  16. 16.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 14 ? 10 | 7 11 15 | 12 13 8. What is the missing number?
  17. 17.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 9 14 | 15 11 7 | 8 13 12. What is the missing number?
  18. 18.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 6 7 2 | 1 5 ? | 8 3 4. What is the missing number?
  19. 19.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 14 4 18 | 16 12 8 | 6 20 ?. What is the missing number?
  20. 20.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 22 12 | 18 14 10 | 16 ? 20. What is the missing number?
  21. 21.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 9 14 13 | 16 12 8 | 11 10 ?. What is the missing number?
  22. 22.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 32 17 ? | 11 23 35 | 26 29 14. What is the missing number?
  23. 23.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 9 ? 5 | 2 6 10 | 7 8 3. What is the missing number?
  24. 24.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 10 9 14 | 15 11 7 | 8 13 ?. What is the missing number?
  25. 25.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 16 11 | 14 12 10 | 13 8 15. What is the missing number?
  26. 26.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 11 4 ? | 6 8 10 | 7 12 5. What is the missing number?
  27. 27.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 15 5 | 3 11 19 | 17 7 9. What is the missing number?
  28. 28.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 5 10 9 | 12 8 4 | 7 ? 11. What is the missing number?
  29. 29.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 21 7 17 | 11 15 19 | ? 23 9. What is the missing number?
  30. 30.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 12 11 ? | 17 13 9 | 10 15 14. What is the missing number?
  31. 31.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 17 7 21 | 19 15 11 | 9 23 ?. What is the missing number?
  32. 32.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 16 18 8 | ? 14 22 | 20 10 12. What is the missing number?
  33. 33.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 2 ? 4 | 7 5 3 | 6 1 8. What is the missing number?
  34. 34.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 22 12 14 | 8 16 24 | 18 20 ?. What is the missing number?
  35. 35.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): ? 19 9 | 7 15 23 | 21 11 13. What is the missing number?
  36. 36.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 16 26 12 | 14 18 ? | 24 10 20. What is the missing number?
  37. 37.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 3 17 | 15 11 7 | ? 19 9. What is the missing number?
  38. 38.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 8 3 4 | 1 5 9 | 6 7 ?. What is the missing number?
  39. 39.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 12 17 10 | 11 13 ? | 16 9 14. What is the missing number?
  40. 40.Magic square (every row, column and diagonal has the same total): 13 8 9 | ? 10 14 | 11 12 7. What is the missing number?

Answer key

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

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