How to simplify (4b)^3 in only positive exponents ?

Tamera puts 15/4 gallons of gasoline in her car. which mixed number represents the gallons of gasoline? a) 2 3/4 gallons b) 3 1/4 gallons c) 3 3/4 gallons d) 4 1/2 gallons answer it's worth a lot of points!

1- what do you think the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? is it rational or irrational? make use of variables, the closure property of integers, and possibly a proof by contradiction to prove your hypothesis.2- why do we have to specify that the rational number must be nonzero when we determine what the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? if the rational number were 0, would it give us the same result we found in the first question?

Pepe and leo deposits money into their savings account at the end of the month the table shows the account balances. if there pattern of savings continue and neither earns interest nor withdraw any of the money , how will the balance compare after a very long time ?