We divide 278988 by 27
Our goal is to divide 278988 by 27.

Moving on to step 1:
27 goes into 2 0 times with a remainder of 2.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
If we subtract 0 from 2, we get 2.
Bring next digit (7) of the dividend behind the 2 and repeat the process: 27 / 27

Step 2:
If we divide 27 by 27, we get 1 and a remainder of 0.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 1.0
Deduct 27 from 27 and we're left with 0.
Fetch the next digit (8) from the dividend, attach it to 0 and continue: 8 / 27

Moving on to step 3:
When dividing 8 by 27, we get 0 with a remainder of 8.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10.0
The remainder is 8 after subtracting 0 from 8.
Take the next digit (9) from the dividend and append it to 8, then repeat: 89 / 27

Going ahead to step 4:
89 divided by 27 is 3 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 3 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 103.0
Subtract 81 from 89 to get 8.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 8 and continue with: 88 / 27

Advancing to step 5:
The number 27 fits into 88 3 times, leaving a remainder of 7.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1033.0
If we take 81 away from 88, we end up with 7.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 7 and continue with: 78 / 27

Step 6:
The number 27 fits into 78 2 times, leaving a remainder of 24.
The number 2 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 10332.0
The remainder is 24 after subtracting 54 from 78.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 7:
If we divide 240 by 27, we get 8 and a remainder of 24.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 10332.8
If we subtract 216 from 240, we get 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

On to step 8:
If we divide 240 by 27, we get 8 and a remainder of 24.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 10332.88
If we take 216 away from 240, we end up with 24.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 240, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 10332.88, and the remainder is 0.024.