As $96 \div 8=12$, we have $8 \times 12=96$.

Notice that the solution is equivalent to solving the equation $8 x=96$, whose root is $x=\frac{96}{8}=12$.
2 - We must find among the list of five options which number, when multiplied by 8, gives 96. The unit digit of this number can only be 2 or 7.

Therefore, it can only be the number 12.