The number on the left is the one we're dividing by, the one "inside" is the one we're dividing. The answer goes at the top. ------ 2|1 How many times does 2 go into 1? 0 So we write (don't forget the decimal point!) 0. ------ 2|1.0 Now we have added a 0 on, because there were no digits left. So how many times does 2 go into 10? 5 So we have 0.5 ------ 2|1.0