5 divided by what equals 8?

5 divided by what equals 8? In other words, you have 5 and you divide it by something and then you get 8. What is that something?

We will call that something "X". Here is the equation to find the solution:

		5
		X

= 8

First, multiply both sides by X to get rid of the X as denominator.

		5(X)
		X

= 8(X)

5 = 8X

Then, divide both sides by 8 to get X by itself as follows:

		5
		8

		8X
		8

0.625 = X

Thus, the answer to "5 divided by what equals 8?" is 0.625.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 5 by 0.625 to check that we got the right answer.

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