Answer
a) $3$
b) $5$
Work Step by Step
$ x^y = z \iff \log_{x}{z} = y$
a) $\log_{b}{27} = 3 \rightarrow b^3 = 27 \rightarrow b = 3$
b) $\log_{b}{125} = 3 \rightarrow b^3 = 125 \rightarrow b = 5$
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