The fastest way is to just use a scientific calculator.
To do it without a calculator, use prime factorization.
I'll only do the second one which is the answer.
27 x 8
= 3^3 x 2^3 = 6^3
Which is a perfect cube.
ANSWER

EXPLANATION
The general term for the sequence is

To find the 55th term, we have to substitute

in to the general term and simplify.
This implies that,




Therefore the 55th term is 161.
It would drop by 24 degrees
3 x 8 = 24
For each hour another long way is simple just do
3 x 4 = 12 now just double it
12 + 12 = 24
Distributive property
Step-by-step explanation:
Distributive property says that x(y + z) = (x*y) + (x *z)