We're dividing 231981 by 85 
Our goal is to divide 231981 by 85.

Going ahead to step 1:
85 can be fit into 2 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 2.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 2 and we're left with 2.
Grab the next digit (3) from the dividend, add it to 2, then carry on: 23 / 85

Let's proceed to step 2:
85 can be fit into 23 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 23.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 23, we end up with 23.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 23 and continue: 231 / 85

Step 3:
231 divided by 85 is 2 with a remainder of 61.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 2.0
Deduct 170 from 231 and we're left with 61.
Fetch the next digit (9) from the dividend, attach it to 61 and continue: 619 / 85

On to step 4:
85 goes into 619 7 times with a remainder of 24.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 27.0
The remainder is 24 after subtracting 595 from 619.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 24, then carry on: 248 / 85

Step 5:
If we divide 248 by 85, we get 2 and a remainder of 78.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 272.0
If we subtract 170 from 248, we get 78.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 78 and continue with: 781 / 85

Let's proceed to step 6:
When dividing 781 by 85, we get 9 with a remainder of 16.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2729.0
If we take 765 away from 781, we end up with 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
85 can be fit into 160 1 times, resulting in a remainder of 75.
The next digit of our result is 1. 
Result so far: 2729.1
The remainder is 75 after subtracting 85 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 750, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 750 by 85, we get 8 with a remainder of 70.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2729.18
If we take 680 away from 750, we end up with 70.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 700, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
85 goes into 700 8 times with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2729.188
Subtracting 680 from 700 leaves us with 20.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 200, and continue the process.

The final result is 2729.188 with a remainder of 0.002.