331711 divided by 42 
Let's see how many times 42 fits into 331711.

Step 1:
42 goes into 3 0 times with a remainder of 3.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 3 and we're left with 3.
Fetch the next digit (3) from the dividend, attach it to 3 and continue: 33 / 42

Advancing to step 2:
42 goes into 33 0 times with a remainder of 33.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 33, we end up with 33.
Bring next digit (1) of the dividend behind the 33 and repeat the process: 331 / 42

Advancing to step 3:
The number 42 fits into 331 7 times, leaving a remainder of 37.
Put 7 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 7.0
Subtracting 294 from 331 leaves us with 37.
Grab the next digit (7) from the dividend, add it to 37, then carry on: 377 / 42

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 377 by 42, we get 8 with a remainder of 41.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 78.0
Subtract 336 from 377 to get 41.
Append the next digit (1) from the dividend to 41 and continue with: 411 / 42

Going ahead to step 5:
When dividing 411 by 42, we get 9 with a remainder of 33.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 789.0
The remainder is 33 after subtracting 378 from 411.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 33 and continue: 331 / 42

Step 6:
The number 42 fits into 331 7 times, leaving a remainder of 37.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7897.0
If we subtract 294 from 331, we get 37.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 370, and continue the process.

Step 7:
When dividing 370 by 42, we get 8 with a remainder of 34.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7897.8
The remainder is 34 after subtracting 336 from 370.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 340, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
If we divide 340 by 42, we get 8 and a remainder of 4.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7897.88
If we subtract 336 from 340, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 7897.88 with a balance of 0.004.