Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question
mark (?) in it.
First row:16, 12, 48
Second row: 9, 8, 24
Third row:4,24 ?
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking
down the number into its constituent digits. For example, 13 - Operations on 13 such as adding/deleting/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.)