Solution:The pattern followed here is :{(1st number + 3rd number) × (1st number - 3rd number)} = 2nd number [{a + c) × (a - c)] = b
For 1st Row : (15, 81, 12)
⇒ {(15 + 12) × (15 - 12)} ⇒ (27 × 3} = 81
For 2nd Row : (18, 99, 15)
⇒ {(18 + 15) × (18 - 15)} ⇒ (33 × 3} = 99
Similarly,
For 3rd Row : (17, 120, ?)
⇒ {(17 + x) × (17 - x)} = 120
⇒ (17² - x²) = 120 [ (a + b)(a - b) = a² - b² ]
⇒ 289 - x² = 120
⇒ x² = 289 - 120
⇒ x² = 169
⇒ √x² = √169
⇒ x = 13
Hence, "13" is the correct answer.