First it helps to list out the multiples of 474
- 474*1=474
- 474*2=948
- 474*3=1422
- 474*4=1896
- 474*5=2370
- 474*6=2844
- 474*7=3318
- 474*8=3792
- 474*9=4266
When computing 7÷474, we'll have 7 under the division bar when it comes to the long division process. Treat the 7 underneath the bar as 7.0 and think of it like the number 70
Now ask yourself how many times does 474 go into 70? The answer is "0 times". So we'll have 0.0 so far in the quotient above the bar.
Then ask "how many times does 474 go into 700?" The answer would be 1 time based on the list of multiples I showed above. We have 474*1 = 474 smaller than 700. The next multiple 474*2 = 948 is too big.
The next digit in the quotient decimal value is 1, so we have 0.01 so far.
That digit 1 multiplies with 474 to get 474 under the 7.00
Check out the diagram below to see what I mean. Then 700-474 = 226 and then we pull down a zero to get 2260, and restart the cycle over again. This process repeats indefinitely depending how many decimal digits you want in the final answer.
7÷474 = 0.014769 approximately