8 does not divide 42 evenly so 42/8 is not a whole number.
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The whole number for 8 over 5 is 1 and 3/5.
The answer is 8.
' 1 ' is the smallest whole number. 3/8 is less than that. There is no whole number that represents 3/8 .
37/8 = 4.625 which can be rounded to 5 as a whole number.
5 over 8 can't be a whole number, as it is a fraction, a part of the whole.Slice a pie into 8 pieces. Each piece is an 8th of the whole pie. Only when the pie is whole can it be said to be a whole number - which would be 8. Remove a slice and the pie becomes a fraction.