The number at the place of * in the adjoining figure will be

In this figure-based reasoning pattern, four numbers sit at the top, left, right and bottom positions around a centre number. In every figure, the centre number equals half the sum of the four surrounding numbers: Centre = (Top + Left + Right + Bottom) ÷ 2.

1. In the first figure, the surrounding numbers are 3, 4, 6 and 1; their sum is 3 + 4 + 6 + 1 = 14, and half of 14 is 7 — matching the centre number shown there.

2. In the second figure, the surrounding numbers are 2, 3, 1 and 4; their sum is 2 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 10, and half of 10 is 5 — again matching the centre number shown.

3. In the fourth (target) figure, the surrounding numbers are 5 (top), 6 (left), 4 (right) and 7 (bottom); their sum is 5 + 6 + 4 + 7 = 22.

4. Half of 22 is 11, so the missing centre number represented by * is 11.

The same rule can be verified on the third figure: the surrounding numbers 7, 8, 6 and 9 add up to 30, and half of 30 is 15 — exactly the centre number shown there, confirming the relationship holds consistently across all the figures.

Therefore, the number at the place of * is 11.