Question

how many times can 8 go into 60

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

(1) If EXACT number is required, then 7.5.

(2) If multiple of 8 is required then the answer will be 7 times with a remainder of 4.

Explanation:

First you need to express it in the form of equation to make things simpler as follows:

8 * y = 60

We need to find y; to do so, divide 60 by 8:

y = $\frac{60}{8}$

y = 7.5

Now if you want to find the whole number, then the answer will be 7 times, with 4 left over.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

7 with a remainder of 4, or 7 1/2.

Explanation:

To answer this, we can count by 8s. We will go until the first number past 60:

8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64

56 is the last multiple of 8 before we go over 60. It took 7 8's to get there; this means it goes in 7 times and makes 56.

Since it only makes 56, this means there is a remainder of 60-56 = 4. We can write this remainder as a fraction over 8: 4/8 = 1/2.

This gives us 7 with a remainder of 4, or 7 1/2.