the tricky thing is the answers were given like this: (81), (27), ... instead of 81, 27....so when 81 comes out as the result, and since it's an odd, it has to be set back to (m) = 3m, therefore, the answer is (27) = 81, answer is (27), answer 81 is correct, however, it's not available in any of the answers...81 is not (81).