1. The problem asks: If 8 friends share 5 apples equally, what fraction of an apple does each person get? 2. To find the fraction each person gets, we use the formula for equal sharing: $$\text{Fraction per person} = \frac{\text{Total apples}}{\text{Number of friends}}$$ 3. Substitute the values: $$\frac{5}{8}$$ 4. This fraction cannot be simplified further because 5 and 8 have no common factors other than 1. 5. Therefore, each friend gets $\frac{5}{8}$ of an apple.