Eight eighths make up a whole unit.
5 / (1/8) = 5*(8/1) = 40
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Converting this to eights, it becomes: 2 eights + 4 eights + 1 eight = 7 eights.
The question "How many eights are in the whole" can be interpreted in different ways depending on what "the whole" refers to. If "the whole" means a single unit or 1, then there are zero eights in it, since 8 is greater than 1. However, if you're asking how many times 8 fits into a larger number, you would divide that number by 8. For example, in 64, there are eight eights.
Eight eights are una whole
Eight one eights make a whole.
Thetre are 8 because 8/8 = 1
8 of them because 8/8 = 1
8/8 = 1 whole
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8 of them.
5 / (1/8) = 5*(8/1) = 40
8/1 eighths in a whole.
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