Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 981. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 79. So, we're going to take the number 981 and add it to itself 79 times.
Step 1: 0 + 981 = 981
Step 2: 981 + 981 = 1962
Step 3: 1962 + 981 = 2943
Step 4: 2943 + 981 = 3924
Step 5: 3924 + 981 = 4905
Step 6: 4905 + 981 = 5886
Step 7: 5886 + 981 = 6867
Step 8: 6867 + 981 = 7848
Step 9: 7848 + 981 = 8829
Step 10: 8829 + 981 = 9810
Step 11: 9810 + 981 = 10791
Step 12: 10791 + 981 = 11772
Step 13: 11772 + 981 = 12753
Step 14: 12753 + 981 = 13734
Step 15: 13734 + 981 = 14715
Step 16: 14715 + 981 = 15696
Step 17: 15696 + 981 = 16677
Step 18: 16677 + 981 = 17658
Step 19: 17658 + 981 = 18639
Step 20: 18639 + 981 = 19620
Step 21: 19620 + 981 = 20601
Step 22: 20601 + 981 = 21582
Step 23: 21582 + 981 = 22563
Step 24: 22563 + 981 = 23544
Step 25: 23544 + 981 = 24525
Step 26: 24525 + 981 = 25506
Step 27: 25506 + 981 = 26487
Step 28: 26487 + 981 = 27468
Step 29: 27468 + 981 = 28449
Step 30: 28449 + 981 = 29430
Step 31: 29430 + 981 = 30411
Step 32: 30411 + 981 = 31392
Step 33: 31392 + 981 = 32373
Step 34: 32373 + 981 = 33354
Step 35: 33354 + 981 = 34335
Step 36: 34335 + 981 = 35316
Step 37: 35316 + 981 = 36297
Step 38: 36297 + 981 = 37278
Step 39: 37278 + 981 = 38259
Step 40: 38259 + 981 = 39240
Step 41: 39240 + 981 = 40221
Step 42: 40221 + 981 = 41202
Step 43: 41202 + 981 = 42183
Step 44: 42183 + 981 = 43164
Step 45: 43164 + 981 = 44145
Step 46: 44145 + 981 = 45126
Step 47: 45126 + 981 = 46107
Step 48: 46107 + 981 = 47088
Step 49: 47088 + 981 = 48069
Step 50: 48069 + 981 = 49050
Step 51: 49050 + 981 = 50031
Step 52: 50031 + 981 = 51012
Step 53: 51012 + 981 = 51993
Step 54: 51993 + 981 = 52974
Step 55: 52974 + 981 = 53955
Step 56: 53955 + 981 = 54936
Step 57: 54936 + 981 = 55917
Step 58: 55917 + 981 = 56898
Step 59: 56898 + 981 = 57879
Step 60: 57879 + 981 = 58860
Step 61: 58860 + 981 = 59841
Step 62: 59841 + 981 = 60822
Step 63: 60822 + 981 = 61803
Step 64: 61803 + 981 = 62784
Step 65: 62784 + 981 = 63765
Step 66: 63765 + 981 = 64746
Step 67: 64746 + 981 = 65727
Step 68: 65727 + 981 = 66708
Step 69: 66708 + 981 = 67689
Step 70: 67689 + 981 = 68670
Step 71: 68670 + 981 = 69651
Step 72: 69651 + 981 = 70632
Step 73: 70632 + 981 = 71613
Step 74: 71613 + 981 = 72594
Step 75: 72594 + 981 = 73575
Step 76: 73575 + 981 = 74556
Step 77: 74556 + 981 = 75537
Step 78: 75537 + 981 = 76518
Step 79: 76518 + 981 = 77499

So, 981*79 = 77499