When 1 cup of popcorn kernels are popped, they create 5 bowls of popped corn. How many bowls of popcorn would 8 cups of kernels produce?(

If 1 cup of popcorn kernels produces 5 bowls of popped corn, then 8 cups of kernels would produce 8 * 5 = <<8*5=40>>40 bowls of popcorn. Answer: \boxed{40}.