We're dividing 388472 by 87 
Let's see how many times 87 fits into 388472.

Let's proceed to step 1:
The number 87 fits into 3 0 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 3 after subtracting 0 from 3.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 38 / 87

Advancing to step 2:
If we divide 38 by 87, we get 0 and a remainder of 38.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 38 leaves us with 38.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 38 and continue: 388 / 87

Advancing to step 3:
87 can be fit into 388 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 40.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4.0
The remainder is 40 after subtracting 348 from 388.
Take the next digit (4) from the dividend and append it to 40, then repeat: 404 / 87

Going ahead to step 4:
87 can be fit into 404 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 56.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 44.0
Subtract 348 from 404 to get 56.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 56, then carry on: 567 / 87

On to step 5:
When dividing 567 by 87, we get 6 with a remainder of 45.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 446.0
Subtract 522 from 567 to get 45.
Include the next digit (2) from the dividend after 45, then repeat: 452 / 87

Step 6:
452 divided by 87 is 5 with a remainder of 17.
Write down 5 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4465.0
Subtracting 435 from 452 leaves us with 17.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 170, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 7:
170 divided by 87 is 1 with a remainder of 83.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4465.1
If we take 87 away from 170, we end up with 83.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 830, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
830 divided by 87 is 9 with a remainder of 47.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 4465.19
Deduct 783 from 830 and we're left with 47.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
When dividing 470 by 87, we get 5 with a remainder of 35.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 4465.195
If we subtract 435 from 470, we get 35.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 350, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 10:
87 can be fit into 350 4 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4465.1954
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 348 from 350.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 20, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
When dividing 20 by 87, we get 0 with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4465.1954
The remainder is 20 after subtracting 0 from 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

On to step 12:
87 goes into 200 2 times with a remainder of 26.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 4465.195402
Subtracting 174 from 200 leaves us with 26.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 260, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 13:
87 goes into 260 2 times with a remainder of 86.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 4465.1954022
If we take 174 away from 260, we end up with 86.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 860, and continue the process.

The final result is 4465.1954022 with a remainder of 8.6e-07.