What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?
36, 40, 48, 64, 96, ?

Given: 36, 40, 48, 64, 96, ?

Logic: Add consecutive increasing powers of 2.

36 + $$(2)^2$$ = 36 + 4 = 40
40 + $$(2)^3$$ = 40 + 8 = 48
48 + $$(2)^4$$ = 48 + 16 = 64
64 + $$(2)^5$$ = 64 + 32 = 96
96 + $$(2)^6$$ = 96 + 64 = 160
So, ? = 160.

Thus, the correct option is (d) 160.