We're dividing 218899 by 88 
Our goal is to divide 218899 by 88.

Step 1:
88 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 2 after subtracting 0 from 2.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 2 and continue: 21 / 88

Let's proceed to step 2:
88 goes into 21 0 times with a remainder of 21.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 21 and we're left with 21.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 21, then repeat: 218 / 88

On to step 3:
The number 88 fits into 218 2 times, leaving a remainder of 42.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we take 176 away from 218, we end up with 42.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 42, then carry on: 428 / 88

Going ahead to step 4:
If we divide 428 by 88, we get 4 and a remainder of 76.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 24.0
Subtracting 352 from 428 leaves us with 76.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 76, then carry on: 769 / 88

Moving on to step 5:
88 goes into 769 8 times with a remainder of 65.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 248.0
If we subtract 704 from 769, we get 65.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 65, then repeat: 659 / 88

Step 6:
When dividing 659 by 88, we get 7 with a remainder of 43.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2487.0
If we subtract 616 from 659, we get 43.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 430, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
The number 88 fits into 430 4 times, leaving a remainder of 78.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2487.4
Deduct 352 from 430 and we're left with 78.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 780, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
88 can be fit into 780 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 76.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 2487.48
Deduct 704 from 780 and we're left with 76.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 760, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 9:
760 divided by 88 is 8 with a remainder of 56.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2487.488
Deduct 704 from 760 and we're left with 56.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 560, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 2487.488 and a remainder of 0.0056.