1. **Understand the problem:** We need to divide 144 by 8, which means finding how many times 8 fits into 144. 2. **Set up the division:** Write the division as $144 \div 8$. 3. **Perform the division:** - 8 goes into 14 one time because $8 \times 1 = 8$. - Subtract 8 from 14: $14 - 8 = 6$. - Bring down the next digit (4) to make 64. - 8 goes into 64 exactly eight times since $8 \times 8 = 64$. - Subtract 64 from 64: $64 - 64 = 0$. 4. **Combine the results:** The quotient is 18. 5. **Conclusion:** $144 \div 8 = 18$.