We're dividing 708985 by 72 
We're looking to find how many times 72 goes into 708985.

Going ahead to step 1:
72 goes into 7 0 times with a remainder of 7.
Use 0 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 0.0
Subtract 0 from 7 to get 7.
Fetch the next digit (0) from the dividend, attach it to 7 and continue: 70 / 72

Step 2:
72 can be fit into 70 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 70.
Record the quotient 0 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 0.0
The remainder is 70 after subtracting 0 from 70.
Take the next digit (8) from the dividend and append it to 70, then repeat: 708 / 72

On to step 3:
When dividing 708 by 72, we get 9 with a remainder of 60.
The next digit of our result is 9. 
Result so far: 9.0
Deduct 648 from 708 and we're left with 60.
Bring next digit (9) of the dividend behind the 60 and repeat the process: 609 / 72

On to step 4:
72 goes into 609 8 times with a remainder of 33.
Record the quotient 8 as the next digit in the result. 
Result so far: 98.0
If we subtract 576 from 609, we get 33.
Grab the next digit (8) from the dividend, add it to 33, then carry on: 338 / 72

Moving on to step 5:
The number 72 fits into 338 4 times, leaving a remainder of 50.
Put 4 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 984.0
If we take 288 away from 338, we end up with 50.
Grab the next digit (5) from the dividend, add it to 50, then carry on: 505 / 72

Step 6:
The number 72 fits into 505 7 times, leaving a remainder of 1.
The next digit of our result is 7. 
Result so far: 9847.0
Subtract 504 from 505 to get 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 7:
72 can be fit into 10 0 times, resulting in a remainder of 10.
The number 0 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9847.0
The remainder is 10 after subtracting 0 from 10.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 100, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 8:
When dividing 100 by 72, we get 1 with a remainder of 28.
Put 1 as the next digit of the answer. 
Result so far: 9847.01
Deduct 72 from 100 and we're left with 28.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 280, and continue the process.

Going ahead to step 9:
If we divide 280 by 72, we get 3 and a remainder of 64.
The number 3 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9847.013
The remainder is 64 after subtracting 216 from 280.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

On to step 10:
72 goes into 640 8 times with a remainder of 64.
Use 8 as the next digit of our solution. 
Result so far: 9847.0138
The remainder is 64 after subtracting 576 from 640.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

Advancing to step 11:
72 goes into 640 8 times with a remainder of 64.
The number 8 becomes the next digit in our result. 
Result so far: 9847.01388
The remainder is 64 after subtracting 576 from 640.
Since there are no more digits in the dividend, we add a zero to the remainder making it 640, and continue the process.

The final result is 9847.01388 with a remainder of 6.4e-05.