Q:

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.
 First row: 18, 9, 27
 Second row: 40, 36, 140
 Third row: 40, 13, ?
 (NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding / subtracting / multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)

• 1
  53
• 2
  54
• 3
  25
• 4
  45