We're dividing 187988 by 249 
We want to divide 187988 by 249.

Going ahead to step 1:
249 goes into 1 0 times with a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 1 leaves us with 1.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 18 / 249

Moving on to step 2:
249 can be fit into 18 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 18.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 18 to get 18.
Take the next digit (7) from the dividend and append it to 18, then repeat: 187 / 249

Going ahead to step 3:
If we divide 187 by 249, we get 0 and a remainder of 187.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtracting 0 from 187 leaves us with 187.
Grab the next digit (9) from the dividend, add it to 187, then carry on: 1879 / 249

Advancing to step 4:
1879 divided by 249 is 7 with a remainder of 136.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 7.0
Deduct 1743 from 1879 and we're left with 136.
Append the next digit (8) from the dividend to 136 and continue with: 1368 / 249

Advancing to step 5:
249 can be fit into 1368 5 times, resulting in a remainder of 123.
Put 5 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 75.0
If we take 1245 away from 1368, we end up with 123.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 123, then carry on: 1238 / 249

Advancing to step 6:
249 goes into 1238 4 times with a remainder of 242.
Record the quotient 4 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 754.0
Subtracting 996 from 1238 leaves us with 242.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2420, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 7:
249 can be fit into 2420 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 179.
The number 9 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 754.9
If we subtract 2241 from 2420, we get 179.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1790, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
1790 divided by 249 is 7 with a remainder of 47.
Record the quotient 7 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 754.97
Subtracting 1743 from 1790 leaves us with 47.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 470, and continue the process.

Moving on to step 9:
If we divide 470 by 249, we get 1 and a remainder of 221.
Use 1 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 754.971
Subtracting 249 from 470 leaves us with 221.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2210, and continue the process.

Let's proceed to step 10:
If we divide 2210 by 249, we get 8 and a remainder of 218.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 754.9718
Deduct 1992 from 2210 and we're left with 218.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 2180, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
249 goes into 2180 8 times with a remainder of 188.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 754.97188
Subtract 1992 from 2180 to get 188.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 1880, and continue the process.

The quotient of the division is 754.97188, and the remainder is 0.000188.