← Magic squares lesson New set →

Magic Square Puzzles with Answers

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

Answer key

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

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