Let's divide 116974 by 48
We're looking to find how many times 48 goes into 116974.

Going ahead to step 1:
If we divide 1 by 48, we get 0 and a remainder of 1.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 1 and we're left with 1.
Fetch the next digit (1) from the dividend, attach it to 1 and continue: 11 / 48

On to step 2:
11 divided by 48 is 0 with a remainder of 11.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 11 and we're left with 11.
Fetch the next digit (6) from the dividend, attach it to 11 and continue: 116 / 48

Moving on to step 3:
116 divided by 48 is 2 with a remainder of 20.
Record the quotient 2 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 2.0
If we subtract 96 from 116, we get 20.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 20, then carry on: 209 / 48

On to step 4:
209 divided by 48 is 4 with a remainder of 17.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 24.0
Subtract 192 from 209 to get 17.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 17 and repeat the process: 177 / 48

Going ahead to step 5:
The number 48 fits into 177 3 times, leaving a remainder of 33.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 243.0
If we take 144 away from 177, we end up with 33.
Include the next digit (4) from the dividend after 33, then repeat: 334 / 48

Going ahead to step 6:
If we divide 334 by 48, we get 6 and a remainder of 46.
The number 6 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2436.0
If we subtract 288 from 334, we get 46.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 460, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
The number 48 fits into 460 9 times, leaving a remainder of 28.
Put 9 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2436.9
If we subtract 432 from 460, we get 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
If we divide 280 by 48, we get 5 and a remainder of 40.
Use 5 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 2436.95
Subtract 240 from 280 to get 40.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 400, and continue the process.

On to step 9:
If we divide 400 by 48, we get 8 and a remainder of 16.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 2436.958
If we subtract 384 from 400, we get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Step 10:
The number 48 fits into 160 3 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Put 3 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 2436.9583
Subtract 144 from 160 to get 16.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 11:
48 goes into 160 3 times with a remainder of 16.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 2436.95833
Deduct 144 from 160 and we're left 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.

After the division, we end up with 2436.95833 and a remainder of 1.6e-05.