What is the first step to solving the division problem below?

Question

6288 divided by 8
Divide 8 into 62 to get 7.
Divide 8 into 62 to get 8.
Multiply 8 by 7 to get 56.
Multiply 8 by 8 to get 62.

Answer 1

The first step to solving the division problem 6288 divided by 8 is:

Divide 8 into 62 to get 7.

This is because you first look at the first two digits of the dividend (62 in this case) to see how many times 8 fits into that number. 8 goes into 62 seven times (because 8 x 7 = 56, which is less than 62).

After this step, you would then proceed to the next steps of the long division process.