Solve the Problem $\mathrm { m } , \mathrm { p }$

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-In an economics study, three quantities $\mathrm { m } , \mathrm { p }$ , and $\mathrm { q }$ have been found to be related by the equation $m = p ^ { 1 / 2 } \cdot q ^ { 1 / 2 }$ . Find $m$ , if $p = 36$ and $q = 16$ .

A) 96
B) 576
C) 24
D) 10