5 divided by 8 equals 0.625. This can be understood by recognizing that division is essentially the process of determining how many times one number (the divisor) fits into another number (the dividend).
In this case, when you divide 5 (the dividend) by 8 (the divisor), you are essentially trying to find out how many whole times 8 can go into 5. Since 8 is larger than 5, it can’t fit even once. However, you can look at it in terms of fractions or decimals.
To express this division as a decimal, you can perform the division. If you set it up as 5.000 divided by 8, you would find that 8 goes into 5 zero times, and then you look at the next decimal places to continue the division. After carrying out the long division, you find that 8 goes into 50 six times (6 x 8 = 48) and then you have a remainder of 2. Continuing this process gives you a final answer of 0.625.