We divide 54240 by 17
Our goal is to divide 54240 by 17.

Advancing to step 1:
17 goes into 5 0 times with a remainder of 5.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Deduct 0 from 5 and we're left with 5.
Append the next digit (4) from the dividend to 5 and continue with: 54 / 17

On to step 2:
54 divided by 17 is 3 with a remainder of 3.
The next digit of our result is 3. 
Result so far: 3.0
Subtracting 51 from 54 leaves us with 3.
Append the next digit (2) from the dividend to 3 and continue with: 32 / 17

Step 3:
32 divided by 17 is 1 with a remainder of 15.
Record the quotient 1 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 31.0
If we take 17 away from 32, we end up with 15.
Fetch the next digit (4) from the dividend, attach it to 15 and continue: 154 / 17

Let's proceed to step 4:
17 can be fit into 154 9 times, resulting in a remainder of 1.
Record the quotient 9 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 319.0
The remainder is 1 after subtracting 153 from 154.
Grab the next digit (0) from the dividend, add it to 1, then carry on: 10 / 17

Step 5:
17 can be fit into 10 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 3190.0
Subtract 0 from 10 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.

On to step 6:
17 goes into 100 5 times with a remainder of 15.
The number 5 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 3190.5
Subtract 85 from 100 to get 15.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 150, and continue the process.

Step 7:
150 divided by 17 is 8 with a remainder of 14.
Put 8 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 3190.58
Subtracting 136 from 150 leaves us with 14.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 140, and continue the process.

Step 8:
When dividing 140 by 17, we get 8 with a remainder of 4.
Write down 8 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 3190.588
The remainder is 4 after subtracting 136 from 140.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 40, and continue the process.

The final outcome is 3190.588, with a leftover of 0.0004.