Cube root long division method

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On the right paragraph it says "The trial divisor 1200 goes into the dividend 13952, 8 times"

Clearly 1200 goes into 13952, 11 times. I don't understand why 8 is (arbitrarily?) chosen. Please help. Thanks.
 

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xzibition8612 said:
On the right paragraph it says "The trial divisor 1200 goes into the dividend 13952, 8 times"
The text appears to be incorrect. The actual trial divisor being used is 1744, which goes into 13952 8 times.