438987 ÷ 9 
Let's see how many times 9 fits into 438987.

Moving on to step 1:
4 divided by 9 is 0 with a remainder of 4.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 4 and we're left with 4.
Bring next digit (3) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 43 / 9

On to step 2:
9 goes into 43 4 times with a remainder of 7.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 4.0
Subtract 36 from 43 to get 7.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 7, then repeat: 78 / 9

Moving on to step 3:
9 goes into 78 8 times with a remainder of 6.
The next digit of our result is 8. 
Result so far: 48.0
Subtract 72 from 78 to get 6.
Append the next digit (9) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 69 / 9

Advancing to step 4:
9 can be fit into 69 7 times, resulting in a remainder of 6.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 487.0
If we subtract 63 from 69, we get 6.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 6 and continue with: 68 / 9

Step 5:
68 divided by 9 is 7 with a remainder of 5.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 4877.0
If we subtract 63 from 68, we get 5.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 5 and continue: 57 / 9

Let's proceed to step 6:
The number 9 fits into 57 6 times, leaving a remainder of 3.
Write down 6 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 48776.0
If we take 54 away from 57, we end up with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
9 can be fit into 30 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 3.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 48776.3
If we take 27 away from 30, we end up with 3.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 8:
If we divide 30 by 9, we get 3 and a remainder of 3.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 48776.33
The remainder is 3 after subtracting 27 from 30.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 30, and continue the process.

In conclusion, the division gives 48776.33 with a balance of 0.003.