Step 1. Set up the division problem in long division format.
Step 2. Move the decimal the same amount of places in both numbers until the divisor is a whole number.
Step 3. Divide 1717
by 55
to get 33
. Place this next digit in the quotient on top of the division symbol.
Step 4. Multiply the newest quotient digit (3) by the divisor 5
Step 5. Subtract 15 from 17 to get 2
Step 6. The result of division of [tex] \frac{17}{5} [/tex] is 3 with a remainder of 2.
And your answer is [tex]3 \frac{2}{5} [/tex]
