Question

Please help. problem involving magic squares

Answer 1

Explanation:

First, let us find the magic sum in each row/column/diagonal.

Sum of numbers from 1 to 9 = 45.

45 divide by 3 rows = 15 each row.

The magic sum is 15.

For the diagonals, we have:

8 + 5 + x = Magic sum = 15,

6 + 5 + y = Magic sum = 15.

Therefore x = 2 and y = 4.