Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 878. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 48. So, we're going to take the number 878 and add it to itself 48 times.
Step 1: 0 + 878 = 878
Step 2: 878 + 878 = 1756
Step 3: 1756 + 878 = 2634
Step 4: 2634 + 878 = 3512
Step 5: 3512 + 878 = 4390
Step 6: 4390 + 878 = 5268
Step 7: 5268 + 878 = 6146
Step 8: 6146 + 878 = 7024
Step 9: 7024 + 878 = 7902
Step 10: 7902 + 878 = 8780
Step 11: 8780 + 878 = 9658
Step 12: 9658 + 878 = 10536
Step 13: 10536 + 878 = 11414
Step 14: 11414 + 878 = 12292
Step 15: 12292 + 878 = 13170
Step 16: 13170 + 878 = 14048
Step 17: 14048 + 878 = 14926
Step 18: 14926 + 878 = 15804
Step 19: 15804 + 878 = 16682
Step 20: 16682 + 878 = 17560
Step 21: 17560 + 878 = 18438
Step 22: 18438 + 878 = 19316
Step 23: 19316 + 878 = 20194
Step 24: 20194 + 878 = 21072
Step 25: 21072 + 878 = 21950
Step 26: 21950 + 878 = 22828
Step 27: 22828 + 878 = 23706
Step 28: 23706 + 878 = 24584
Step 29: 24584 + 878 = 25462
Step 30: 25462 + 878 = 26340
Step 31: 26340 + 878 = 27218
Step 32: 27218 + 878 = 28096
Step 33: 28096 + 878 = 28974
Step 34: 28974 + 878 = 29852
Step 35: 29852 + 878 = 30730
Step 36: 30730 + 878 = 31608
Step 37: 31608 + 878 = 32486
Step 38: 32486 + 878 = 33364
Step 39: 33364 + 878 = 34242
Step 40: 34242 + 878 = 35120
Step 41: 35120 + 878 = 35998
Step 42: 35998 + 878 = 36876
Step 43: 36876 + 878 = 37754
Step 44: 37754 + 878 = 38632
Step 45: 38632 + 878 = 39510
Step 46: 39510 + 878 = 40388
Step 47: 40388 + 878 = 41266
Step 48: 41266 + 878 = 42144

So, 878*48 = 42144