Question 78787
"Five eights of 32"

I think you mean five <em>eighths</em> of 32
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What is an <em>eighth</em> of 32

An eighth of 32 means 32 is divided into <em>eight</em> equal parts.

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8 * ? = 32
32 / 8 = ?

8 * 4 = 32
32 / 8 = 4

32 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
     1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
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An eighth of 32 is 4.

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Five eights of 32:

Five eighths of 32 is five times four which is 20

20 is 5 eighths of 32

5/8 * 32 = 20

32 * 5 / 8 = 20

The answer is 32.