We're dividing 38502740 by 149 
We're looking to find how many times 149 goes into 38502740.

Going ahead to step 1:
When dividing 3 by 149, we get 0 with a remainder of 3.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 3 after subtracting 0 from 3.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 3, then repeat: 38 / 149

Advancing to step 2:
149 can be fit into 38 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 38.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 38, we end up with 38.
Append the next digit (5) from the dividend to 38 and continue with: 385 / 149

Advancing to step 3:
149 can be fit into 385 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 87.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
Subtract 298 from 385 to get 87.
Append the next digit (0) from the dividend to 87 and continue with: 870 / 149

On to step 4:
If we divide 870 by 149, we get 5 and a remainder of 125.
The next digit of our result is 5. 
Result so far: 25.0
Subtract 745 from 870 to get 125.
Take the next digit (2) from the dividend and append it to 125, then repeat: 1252 / 149

Advancing to step 5:
The number 149 fits into 1252 8 times, leaving a remainder of 60.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 258.0
If we take 1192 away from 1252, we end up with 60.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 60 and repeat the process: 607 / 149

On to step 6:
149 goes into 607 4 times with a remainder of 11.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2584.0
The remainder is 11 after subtracting 596 from 607.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 11 and continue with: 114 / 149

Moving on to step 7:
149 goes into 114 0 times with a remainder of 114.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 25840.0
Subtracting 0 from 114 leaves us with 114.
Take the next digit (0) from the dividend and append it to 114, then repeat: 1140 / 149

Let's proceed to step 8:
The number 149 fits into 1140 7 times, leaving a remainder of 97.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 258407.0
The remainder is 97 after subtracting 1043 from 1140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 970, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
The number 149 fits into 970 6 times, leaving a remainder of 76.
Record the quotient 6 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 258407.6
If we subtract 894 from 970, we get 76.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 760, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
760 divided by 149 is 5 with a remainder of 15.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 258407.65
If we take 745 away from 760, we end up with 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
149 can be fit into 150 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 258407.651
Subtracting 149 from 150 leaves us with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

Step 12:
If we divide 10 by 149, we get 0 and a remainder of 10.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 258407.651
Deduct 0 from 10 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.

Moving on to step 13:
When dividing 100 by 149, we get 0 with a remainder of 100.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 258407.651
Subtracting 0 from 100 leaves us with 100.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1000, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 258407.651 with a balance of 0.0001.