We're dividing 38738842 by 981 
We're looking to find how many times 981 goes into 38738842.

Let's proceed to step 1:
3 divided by 981 is 0 with a remainder of 3.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 3 to get 3.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 3 and repeat the process: 38 / 981

Moving on to step 2:
981 goes into 38 0 times with a remainder of 38.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 38 leaves us with 38.
Include the next digit (7) from the dividend after 38, then repeat: 387 / 981

On to step 3:
981 can be fit into 387 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 387.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 387 and we're left with 387.
Take the next digit (3) from the dividend and append it to 387, then repeat: 3873 / 981

Moving on to step 4:
981 can be fit into 3873 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 930.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3.0
The remainder is 930 after subtracting 2943 from 3873.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 930, then repeat: 9308 / 981

Let's proceed to step 5:
981 can be fit into 9308 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 479.
Use 9 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 39.0
Subtract 8829 from 9308 to get 479.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 479 and repeat the process: 4798 / 981

On to step 6:
When dividing 4798 by 981, we get 4 with a remainder of 874.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 394.0
Subtract 3924 from 4798 to get 874.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 874 and continue with: 8744 / 981

Let's proceed to step 7:
If we divide 8744 by 981, we get 8 and a remainder of 896.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 3948.0
If we take 7848 away from 8744, we end up with 896.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 896 and continue: 8962 / 981

Going ahead to step 8:
If we divide 8962 by 981, we get 9 and a remainder of 133.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 39489.0
Subtracting 8829 from 8962 leaves us with 133.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1330, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
The number 981 fits into 1330 1 times, leaving a remainder of 349.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 39489.1
Deduct 981 from 1330 and we're left with 349.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3490, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 10:
981 goes into 3490 3 times with a remainder of 547.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 39489.13
If we subtract 2943 from 3490, we get 547.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5470, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
5470 divided by 981 is 5 with a remainder of 565.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 39489.135
The remainder is 565 after subtracting 4905 from 5470.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 5650, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 12:
5650 divided by 981 is 5 with a remainder of 745.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 39489.1355
The remainder is 745 after subtracting 4905 from 5650.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 7450, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 39489.1355, with a leftover of 0.00745.