Find the missing term: 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ?

147
162
183
192

The answer is 162.

The sequence is $3^2, 4^2, 5^2, 6^2, 7^2, 8^2$. Therefore, the next term is $9^2 = 162$.

Option A, 147, is not a perfect square.

Option B, 162, is a perfect square.

Option C, 183, is not a perfect square.

Option D, 192, is not a perfect square.

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