We're dividing 985171 by 50 
We want to divide 985171 by 50.

On to step 1:
When dividing 9 by 50, we get 0 with a remainder of 9.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 9 to get 9.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 9, then repeat: 98 / 50

Step 2:
50 goes into 98 1 times with a remainder of 48.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1.0
If we take 50 away from 98, we end up with 48.
Fetch the next digit (5) from the dividend, attach it to 48 and continue: 485 / 50

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 485 by 50, we get 9 with a remainder of 35.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 19.0
Deduct 450 from 485 and we're left with 35.
Take the next digit (1) from the dividend and append it to 35, then repeat: 351 / 50

Step 4:
50 goes into 351 7 times with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 197.0
If we subtract 350 from 351, we get 1.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 1, then repeat: 17 / 50

On to step 5:
50 goes into 17 0 times with a remainder of 17.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1970.0
The remainder is 17 after subtracting 0 from 17.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 17, then repeat: 171 / 50

Going ahead to step 6:
50 goes into 171 3 times with a remainder of 21.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 19703.0
If we take 150 away from 171, we end up with 21.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 210, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
50 goes into 210 4 times with a remainder of 10.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 19703.4
Deduct 200 from 210 and we're left with 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 100 by 50, we get 2 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 19703.42
If we take 100 away from 100, we end up with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
0 divided by 50 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 19703.42
Deduct 0 from 0 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
When dividing 0 by 50, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 19703.42
If we take 0 away from 0, we end up with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Our division results in 19703.42 with a remaining 0.0.