We're going to use 'n' to represent the number.
8n = 48 (same thing as 8 x n = 48)
8n/8 = 48/8 (divide both sides by 8)
n = 6 (times 8 and divided by 8 cancel each other 8, leaving n)
8 x 6 = 48
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42 x 8 = (40 x 8) + (2 x 8)
8 does not divide 42 evenly so 42/8 is not a whole number.
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42 ÷ 8 = 5 with remainder 2 OR 5.25 times.
There are many possible answers. 1 times 42 is a convenient pair of numbers.