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How
to fill a magic square with side n, where n is odd? A common method
to fill a magic square is explained below. To fill a  magic
square, we first write the numbers 1 to 9 as shown.
Then we 'move' the numbers outside the
square to their corresponding positions as shown: '1' at the top to the
bottom, '3' on the right to the right, and so on.
Next, we consider a  square.
Using similar idea as above, we first fill
write the numbers 1 to 25 as shown:
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6
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11
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We then again 'move' the numbers outside
the square to their corresponding positions to get the finished magic square:
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It's your turn… Use this method, fill in the following  magic
square.
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16
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41
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10
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35
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23
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48
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17
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42
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11
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29
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30
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6
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24
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49
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18
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36
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12
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19
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14
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26
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44
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21
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39
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8
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27
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45
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