We're dividing 71942479 by 989 
We're looking to find how many times 989 goes into 71942479.

Moving on to step 1:
7 divided by 989 is 0 with a remainder of 7.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 7 after subtracting 0 from 7.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 7 and continue: 71 / 989

Advancing to step 2:
989 can be fit into 71 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 71.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 71 leaves us with 71.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 71, then repeat: 719 / 989

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 719 by 989, we get 0 with a remainder of 719.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we take 0 away from 719, we end up with 719.
Grab the next digit (4) from the dividend, add it to 719, then carry on: 7194 / 989

Let's proceed to step 4:
989 can be fit into 7194 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 271.
Use 7 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 7.0
The remainder is 271 after subtracting 6923 from 7194.
Fetch the next digit (2) from the dividend, attach it to 271 and continue: 2712 / 989

Step 5:
When dividing 2712 by 989, we get 2 with a remainder of 734.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 72.0
The remainder is 734 after subtracting 1978 from 2712.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 734, then repeat: 7344 / 989

Let's proceed to step 6:
989 goes into 7344 7 times with a remainder of 421.
The number 7 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 727.0
If we take 6923 away from 7344, we end up with 421.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 421 and repeat the process: 4217 / 989

Step 7:
When dividing 4217 by 989, we get 4 with a remainder of 261.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7274.0
If we take 3956 away from 4217, we end up with 261.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 261, then repeat: 2619 / 989

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 2619 by 989, we get 2 with a remainder of 641.
Put 2 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 72742.0
If we subtract 1978 from 2619, we get 641.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 6410, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
The number 989 fits into 6410 6 times, leaving a remainder of 476.
Use 6 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 72742.6
Subtract 5934 from 6410 to get 476.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4760, and continue the process.

Step 10:
4760 divided by 989 is 4 with a remainder of 804.
Write down 4 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 72742.64
Subtracting 3956 from 4760 leaves us with 804.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 8040, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 11:
989 can be fit into 8040 8 times, resulting in a remainder of 128.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 72742.648
Subtracting 7912 from 8040 leaves us with 128.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1280, and continue the process.

Step 12:
1280 divided by 989 is 1 with a remainder of 291.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 72742.6481
Deduct 989 from 1280 and we're left with 291.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2910, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 13:
If we divide 2910 by 989, we get 2 and a remainder of 932.
The next digit of our result is 2. 
Result so far: 72742.64812
If we take 1978 away from 2910, we end up with 932.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 9320, and continue the process.

On to step 14:
989 can be fit into 9320 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 419.
Write down 9 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 72742.648129
The remainder is 419 after subtracting 8901 from 9320.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 4190, and continue the process.

On to step 15:
When dividing 4190 by 989, we get 4 with a remainder of 234.
The number 4 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 72742.6481294
Deduct 3956 from 4190 and we're left with 234.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2340, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 16:
When dividing 2340 by 989, we get 2 with a remainder of 362.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 72742.64812942
The remainder is 362 after subtracting 1978 from 2340.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 3620, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 72742.64812942 with a balance of 3.62e-07.