12781 ÷ 10 
We want to figure out the number of times 12781 can be divided by 10.

Advancing to step 1:
10 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
If we subtract 0 from 1, we get 1.
Bring next digit (2) of the dividend behind the 1 and repeat the process: 12 / 10

Let's proceed to step 2:
When dividing 12 by 10, we get 1 with a remainder of 2.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1.0
Subtracting 10 from 12 leaves us with 2.
Append the next digit (7) from the dividend to 2 and continue with: 27 / 10

Let's proceed to step 3:
10 can be fit into 27 2 times, resulting in a remainder of 7.
Write down 2 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 12.0
Deduct 20 from 27 and we're left with 7.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 7, then carry on: 78 / 10

Going ahead to step 4:
When dividing 78 by 10, we get 7 with a remainder of 8.
Write down 7 as next digit of the result. 
Result so far: 127.0
If we take 70 away from 78, we end up with 8.
Include the next digit (1) from the dividend after 8, then repeat: 81 / 10

Step 5:
If we divide 81 by 10, we get 8 and a remainder of 1.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1278.0
If we take 80 away from 81, we end up with 1.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 10, and continue the process.

On to step 6:
When dividing 10 by 10, we get 1 with a remainder of 0.
The number 1 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 1278.1
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 10 from 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

On to step 7:
0 divided by 10 is 0 with a remainder of 0.
Put 0 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 1278.1
Deduct 0 from 0 and we're left with 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 8:
When dividing 0 by 10, we get 0 with a remainder of 0.
The next digit of our result is 0. 
Result so far: 1278.1
The remainder is 0 after subtracting 0 from 0.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 0, and continue the process.

After the division, we end up with 1278.1 and a remainder of 0.0.