8 divided by 16 equals 0.5.
To explain this, when you divide a number, you are essentially distributing it into equal parts. In this case, if you divide 8 by 16, you are trying to find out how many times 16 can fit into 8. Since 8 is less than 16, the result is a fraction. Specifically, you can think of it as how much of 16 fits into 8, which can be simplified to 0.5, or one half.