September 2025
Problem of the Month

Another Magic Square

In honor of Jackie Robinson, who wore the jersey #42, I have created a magic square in which the sum of the numbers in each row, column, and diagonal add up to 42.

Use the numbers from 3 to 18 to fill in the sixteen squares.
Half of the numbers have been placed for you.

Solution to the Problem:

Here is the solution:



Here is a statue of Jackie Robinson from Loveland, Colorado:

Correctly solved by:

1. Ivy Joseph	Pune, Maharashtra, India
2. Davit Banana	Istanbul, Turkey
3. Kamal Lohia	Hisar, Haryana, India
4. Colin (Yowie) Bowey	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
5. Dr. Hari Kishan	D.N. College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher