Q. Divide. Give the exact answer, written as a decimal.8÷5=□
Set up division problem: Set up the division problem.To divide 8 by 5, we write it as 8÷5 or as a fraction58.
Perform the division: Perform the division.Since 8 is not a multiple of 5, we expect a decimal result. We can start by seeing how many times 5 goes into 8, which is 1 time with a remainder of 3. To find the decimal, we can add a decimal point to the 8 (making it 8.0) and bring down a 0 to continue the division.
Continue with remainder: Continue the division with the remainder.Now we divide 30 (the remainder of 3 with an additional 0 after the decimal point) by 5. 5 goes into 30 exactly 6 times with no remainder.
Write final answer: Write the final answer.Combining the whole number and decimal parts, we get 1.6 as the exact decimal value of 8 divided by 5.
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