- Puzzle 1 (Top Left):
- Row sums: 24+9+5=38, 7+3+17=27, 18+10+20=48 → Not magic.
- Column sums: 24+7+18=49, 9+3+10=22, 5+17+20=42 → Not magic.
- Diagonal sums: 24+3+20=47, 5+3+18=26 → Not magic.
- Conclusion: Not a magic square.
- Puzzle 2 (Top Right):
- Row sums: 8+11+1=20, 23+1+16=40, 3+7+15=25 → Not magic.
- Column sums: 8+23+3=34, 11+1+7=19, 1+16+15=32 → Not magic.
- Diagonal sums: 8+1+15=24, 1+1+3=5 → Not magic.
- Conclusion: Not a magic square.
- Puzzle 3 (Middle Left):
- Row sums: 1+22+13=36, 24+7+18=49, 17+14+6=37 → Not magic.
- Column sums: 1+24+17=42, 22+7+14=43, 13+18+6=37 → Not magic.
- Diagonal sums: 1+7+6=14, 13+7+17=37 → Not magic.
- Conclusion: Not a magic square.
- Puzzle 4 (Middle Right):
- Row sums: 11+1+3=15, 25+16+18=59, 2+19+21=42 → Not magic.
- Column sums: 11+25+2=38, 1+16+19=36, 3+18+21=42 → Not magic.
- Diagonal sums: 11+16+21=48, 3+16+2=21 → Not magic.
- Conclusion: Not a magic square.
- Puzzle 5 (Bottom Left):
- Row sums: 13+10+2=25, 1+17+8=26, 18+4+3=25 → Not magic.
- Column sums: 13+1+18=32, 10+17+4=31, 2+8+3=13 → Not magic.
- Diagonal sums: 13+17+3=33, 2+17+18=37 → Not magic.
- Conclusion: Not a magic square.
- Puzzle 6 (Bottom Right):
- Row sums: 8+3+20=31, 11+23+19=53, 17+15+18=50 → Not magic.
- Column sums: 8+11+17=36, 3+23+15=41, 20+19+18=57 → Not magic.
- Diagonal sums: 8+23+18=49, 20+23+17=60 → Not magic.
- Conclusion: Not a magic square.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of number grid puzzle worksheet.
