1. The problem asks: "8 is what percent of 5?" This means we want to find the percentage $p$ such that $8$ is $p\%$ of $5$. 2. The formula to find the percentage is: $$p = \frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}} \times 100$$ where "part" is 8 and "whole" is 5. 3. Substitute the values: $$p = \frac{8}{5} \times 100$$ 4. Simplify the fraction: $$p = \frac{\cancel{8}}{\cancel{5}} \times 100 = 1.6 \times 100$$ 5. Multiply: $$p = 160$$ 6. So, 8 is 160% of 5.