Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 979 and we're going to multiply it by 3, essentially adding 979 to itself 3 times.
Step 1: 0 + 979 = 979
Step 2: 979 + 979 = 1958
Step 3: 1958 + 979 = 2937

So, 979*3 = 2937