When you divide 8 by 5, you are essentially determining how many times 5 fits into 8. The result of this division is 1.6.
To explain further, you can break it down as follows:
- 5 fits into 8 one time completely, which gives you 5.
- After subtracting 5 from 8, you have 3 left over.
- To find out how much of 5 can fit into this remaining 3, you can convert the division into a decimal, leading you to find that 3 divided by 5 is 0.6.
Therefore, when you combine these parts together, you have 1 (from the first fit of 5) plus 0.6 (from the remaining part), resulting in a final answer of 1.6.