We're dividing 98471 by 2 
Our goal is to divide 98471 by 2.

Advancing to step 1:
2 goes into 9 4 times with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 4. 
Result so far: 4.0
If we subtract 8 from 9, we get 1.
Bring next digit (8) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 18 / 2

Advancing to step 2:
2 can be fit into 18 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 49.0
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 18 from 18.
Bring next digit (4) of the dividend behind the 0 and repeat the process: 4 / 2

Step 3:
2 goes into 4 2 times with a remainder of 0.
Use 2 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 492.0
Deduct 4 from 4 and we're left with 0.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 0 and continue with: 7 / 2

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 7 by 2, we get 3 with a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 4923.0
Subtracting 6 from 7 leaves us with 1.
Grab the next digit (1) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 11 / 2

Moving on to step 5:
When dividing 11 by 2, we get 5 with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 49235.0
Deduct 10 from 11 and we're left 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 6:
When dividing 10 by 2, we get 5 with a remainder of 0.
Record the quotient 5 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 49235.5
If we subtract 10 from 10, we get 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Step 7:
If we divide 0 by 2, we get 0 and a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 49235.5
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
2 can be fit into 0 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 0.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 49235.5
Subtracting 0 from 0 leaves us with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 49235.5 with a balance of 0.0.