We look at the division of 42874 by 48 
Our goal is to divide 42874 by 48.

On to step 1:
48 can be fit into 4 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 4.
Write down 0 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 0 from 4.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 4 and repeat the process: 42 / 48

On to step 2:
48 can be fit into 42 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 42.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 42 and we're left with 42.
Include the next digit (8) from the dividend after 42, then repeat: 428 / 48

Moving on to step 3:
48 goes into 428 8 times with a remainder of 44.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 8.0
Subtract 384 from 428 to get 44.
Fetch the next digit (7) from the dividend, attach it to 44 and continue: 447 / 48

Moving on to step 4:
If we divide 447 by 48, we get 9 and a remainder of 15.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 89.0
If we take 432 away from 447, we end up with 15.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 154 / 48

Step 5:
48 can be fit into 154 3 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
Use 3 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 893.0
Subtract 144 from 154 to get 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 6:
100 divided by 48 is 2 with a remainder of 4.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 893.2
If we subtract 96 from 100, we get 4.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 7:
When dividing 40 by 48, we get 0 with a remainder of 40.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 893.2
Subtract 0 from 40 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 8:
If we divide 400 by 48, we get 8 and a remainder of 16.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 893.208
Subtract 384 from 400 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.

On to step 9:
The number 48 fits into 160 3 times, leaving a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 893.2083
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 144 from 160.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 160, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
If we divide 160 by 48, we get 3 and a remainder of 16.
Record the quotient 3 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 893.20833
The remainder is 16 after subtracting 144 from 160.
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 893.20833 and a remainder of 1.6e-05.