How can you find the solutions to Magic Square puzzles?

There are specific methods for solving magic squares with odd and even sides, which are based on using algebra and the correct constant for that size of grid to calculate the required numbers. The constant is calculated as [n*(n squared+1)]/2, where n = the number of boxes per side.

Any given magic square might have an answer key available, but a more reliable method of finding solutions is to learn how to solve any magic square mathematically. There are a number of resources available online to help with this, including a Wikihow page and educational math pages such as Learn-With-Math-Games.com and MathIsFun.com.