Answer:
This is actually a cube root, since you need a cube root to cancel out the cube.
C, y = 5
Explanation:
125 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 5^3
5 × 5 × 5 = 25 × 5 = 125.
Therefore the cube root of 125 = 5.
It REALLY helps when you break these into factors.
This is essentially asking what multiplied by itself three times is equal to 125.
Process of elimination can be used for any number cubed that is ≠ 125
i.e : 11.2^3 ≠ 125
11.2^3 = 11.2 × 11.2 × 11.2 = (11.2-1.2)(11.2+1.2)(11.2) = (11.2)((10)(12.4) + 1.2^2) = 124 + 1.44 = (125.44)(11.2) = 125.44(10+1+(2/10)) = 1254.4 + 125.44 + 25.088 = 1404.928 ≠ 125, y ≠ 11.2
I.e : 25^3 = 25 × 25 × 25 = 625 × 25 = (600+25)(25) = 625 + 6(25)(100) = 15000 + 625 = 15625 ≠ 125, y ≠ 25.
And i.e: 15^3 = 15 × 15 × 15 = 225 × 15 = (225)(10+5) = 225(10) + 225(10/2) = 2250 + 2250/2 = 2250 + 1125 = 3375 ≠ 125, y ≠ 15.