← Magic squares lesson New set →

Magic Square Puzzles with Answers

Maths tricks trick 12: Magic squares · Set 60 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks