Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 178. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 472. So, we're going to take the number 178 and add it to itself 472 times.
Step 1: 0 + 178 = 178
Step 2: 178 + 178 = 356
Step 3: 356 + 178 = 534
Step 4: 534 + 178 = 712
Step 5: 712 + 178 = 890
Step 6: 890 + 178 = 1068
Step 7: 1068 + 178 = 1246
Step 8: 1246 + 178 = 1424
Step 9: 1424 + 178 = 1602
Step 10: 1602 + 178 = 1780
Step 11: 1780 + 178 = 1958
Step 12: 1958 + 178 = 2136
Step 13: 2136 + 178 = 2314
Step 14: 2314 + 178 = 2492
Step 15: 2492 + 178 = 2670
Step 16: 2670 + 178 = 2848
Step 17: 2848 + 178 = 3026
Step 18: 3026 + 178 = 3204
Step 19: 3204 + 178 = 3382
Step 20: 3382 + 178 = 3560
Step 21: 3560 + 178 = 3738
Step 22: 3738 + 178 = 3916
Step 23: 3916 + 178 = 4094
Step 24: 4094 + 178 = 4272
Step 25: 4272 + 178 = 4450
Step 26: 4450 + 178 = 4628
Step 27: 4628 + 178 = 4806
Step 28: 4806 + 178 = 4984
Step 29: 4984 + 178 = 5162
Step 30: 5162 + 178 = 5340
Step 31: 5340 + 178 = 5518
Step 32: 5518 + 178 = 5696
Step 33: 5696 + 178 = 5874
Step 34: 5874 + 178 = 6052
Step 35: 6052 + 178 = 6230
Step 36: 6230 + 178 = 6408
Step 37: 6408 + 178 = 6586
Step 38: 6586 + 178 = 6764
Step 39: 6764 + 178 = 6942
Step 40: 6942 + 178 = 7120
Step 41: 7120 + 178 = 7298
Step 42: 7298 + 178 = 7476
Step 43: 7476 + 178 = 7654
Step 44: 7654 + 178 = 7832
Step 45: 7832 + 178 = 8010
Step 46: 8010 + 178 = 8188
Step 47: 8188 + 178 = 8366
Step 48: 8366 + 178 = 8544
Step 49: 8544 + 178 = 8722
Step 50: 8722 + 178 = 8900
Step 51: 8900 + 178 = 9078
Step 52: 9078 + 178 = 9256
Step 53: 9256 + 178 = 9434
Step 54: 9434 + 178 = 9612
Step 55: 9612 + 178 = 9790
Step 56: 9790 + 178 = 9968
Step 57: 9968 + 178 = 10146
Step 58: 10146 + 178 = 10324
Step 59: 10324 + 178 = 10502
Step 60: 10502 + 178 = 10680
Step 61: 10680 + 178 = 10858
Step 62: 10858 + 178 = 11036
Step 63: 11036 + 178 = 11214
Step 64: 11214 + 178 = 11392
Step 65: 11392 + 178 = 11570
Step 66: 11570 + 178 = 11748
Step 67: 11748 + 178 = 11926
Step 68: 11926 + 178 = 12104
Step 69: 12104 + 178 = 12282
Step 70: 12282 + 178 = 12460
Step 71: 12460 + 178 = 12638
Step 72: 12638 + 178 = 12816
Step 73: 12816 + 178 = 12994
Step 74: 12994 + 178 = 13172
Step 75: 13172 + 178 = 13350
Step 76: 13350 + 178 = 13528
Step 77: 13528 + 178 = 13706
Step 78: 13706 + 178 = 13884
Step 79: 13884 + 178 = 14062
Step 80: 14062 + 178 = 14240
Step 81: 14240 + 178 = 14418
Step 82: 14418 + 178 = 14596
Step 83: 14596 + 178 = 14774
Step 84: 14774 + 178 = 14952
Step 85: 14952 + 178 = 15130
Step 86: 15130 + 178 = 15308
Step 87: 15308 + 178 = 15486
Step 88: 15486 + 178 = 15664
Step 89: 15664 + 178 = 15842
Step 90: 15842 + 178 = 16020
Step 91: 16020 + 178 = 16198
Step 92: 16198 + 178 = 16376
Step 93: 16376 + 178 = 16554
Step 94: 16554 + 178 = 16732
Step 95: 16732 + 178 = 16910
Step 96: 16910 + 178 = 17088
Step 97: 17088 + 178 = 17266
Step 98: 17266 + 178 = 17444
Step 99: 17444 + 178 = 17622
Step 100: 17622 + 178 = 17800
Step 101: 17800 + 178 = 17978
Step 102: 17978 + 178 = 18156
Step 103: 18156 + 178 = 18334
Step 104: 18334 + 178 = 18512
Step 105: 18512 + 178 = 18690
Step 106: 18690 + 178 = 18868
Step 107: 18868 + 178 = 19046
Step 108: 19046 + 178 = 19224
Step 109: 19224 + 178 = 19402
Step 110: 19402 + 178 = 19580
Step 111: 19580 + 178 = 19758
Step 112: 19758 + 178 = 19936
Step 113: 19936 + 178 = 20114
Step 114: 20114 + 178 = 20292
Step 115: 20292 + 178 = 20470
Step 116: 20470 + 178 = 20648
Step 117: 20648 + 178 = 20826
Step 118: 20826 + 178 = 21004
Step 119: 21004 + 178 = 21182
Step 120: 21182 + 178 = 21360
Step 121: 21360 + 178 = 21538
Step 122: 21538 + 178 = 21716
Step 123: 21716 + 178 = 21894
Step 124: 21894 + 178 = 22072
Step 125: 22072 + 178 = 22250
Step 126: 22250 + 178 = 22428
Step 127: 22428 + 178 = 22606
Step 128: 22606 + 178 = 22784
Step 129: 22784 + 178 = 22962
Step 130: 22962 + 178 = 23140
Step 131: 23140 + 178 = 23318
Step 132: 23318 + 178 = 23496
Step 133: 23496 + 178 = 23674
Step 134: 23674 + 178 = 23852
Step 135: 23852 + 178 = 24030
Step 136: 24030 + 178 = 24208
Step 137: 24208 + 178 = 24386
Step 138: 24386 + 178 = 24564
Step 139: 24564 + 178 = 24742
Step 140: 24742 + 178 = 24920
Step 141: 24920 + 178 = 25098
Step 142: 25098 + 178 = 25276
Step 143: 25276 + 178 = 25454
Step 144: 25454 + 178 = 25632
Step 145: 25632 + 178 = 25810
Step 146: 25810 + 178 = 25988
Step 147: 25988 + 178 = 26166
Step 148: 26166 + 178 = 26344
Step 149: 26344 + 178 = 26522
Step 150: 26522 + 178 = 26700
Step 151: 26700 + 178 = 26878
Step 152: 26878 + 178 = 27056
Step 153: 27056 + 178 = 27234
Step 154: 27234 + 178 = 27412
Step 155: 27412 + 178 = 27590
Step 156: 27590 + 178 = 27768
Step 157: 27768 + 178 = 27946
Step 158: 27946 + 178 = 28124
Step 159: 28124 + 178 = 28302
Step 160: 28302 + 178 = 28480
Step 161: 28480 + 178 = 28658
Step 162: 28658 + 178 = 28836
Step 163: 28836 + 178 = 29014
Step 164: 29014 + 178 = 29192
Step 165: 29192 + 178 = 29370
Step 166: 29370 + 178 = 29548
Step 167: 29548 + 178 = 29726
Step 168: 29726 + 178 = 29904
Step 169: 29904 + 178 = 30082
Step 170: 30082 + 178 = 30260
Step 171: 30260 + 178 = 30438
Step 172: 30438 + 178 = 30616
Step 173: 30616 + 178 = 30794
Step 174: 30794 + 178 = 30972
Step 175: 30972 + 178 = 31150
Step 176: 31150 + 178 = 31328
Step 177: 31328 + 178 = 31506
Step 178: 31506 + 178 = 31684
Step 179: 31684 + 178 = 31862
Step 180: 31862 + 178 = 32040
Step 181: 32040 + 178 = 32218
Step 182: 32218 + 178 = 32396
Step 183: 32396 + 178 = 32574
Step 184: 32574 + 178 = 32752
Step 185: 32752 + 178 = 32930
Step 186: 32930 + 178 = 33108
Step 187: 33108 + 178 = 33286
Step 188: 33286 + 178 = 33464
Step 189: 33464 + 178 = 33642
Step 190: 33642 + 178 = 33820
Step 191: 33820 + 178 = 33998
Step 192: 33998 + 178 = 34176
Step 193: 34176 + 178 = 34354
Step 194: 34354 + 178 = 34532
Step 195: 34532 + 178 = 34710
Step 196: 34710 + 178 = 34888
Step 197: 34888 + 178 = 35066
Step 198: 35066 + 178 = 35244
Step 199: 35244 + 178 = 35422
Step 200: 35422 + 178 = 35600
Step 201: 35600 + 178 = 35778
Step 202: 35778 + 178 = 35956
Step 203: 35956 + 178 = 36134
Step 204: 36134 + 178 = 36312
Step 205: 36312 + 178 = 36490
Step 206: 36490 + 178 = 36668
Step 207: 36668 + 178 = 36846
Step 208: 36846 + 178 = 37024
Step 209: 37024 + 178 = 37202
Step 210: 37202 + 178 = 37380
Step 211: 37380 + 178 = 37558
Step 212: 37558 + 178 = 37736
Step 213: 37736 + 178 = 37914
Step 214: 37914 + 178 = 38092
Step 215: 38092 + 178 = 38270
Step 216: 38270 + 178 = 38448
Step 217: 38448 + 178 = 38626
Step 218: 38626 + 178 = 38804
Step 219: 38804 + 178 = 38982
Step 220: 38982 + 178 = 39160
Step 221: 39160 + 178 = 39338
Step 222: 39338 + 178 = 39516
Step 223: 39516 + 178 = 39694
Step 224: 39694 + 178 = 39872
Step 225: 39872 + 178 = 40050
Step 226: 40050 + 178 = 40228
Step 227: 40228 + 178 = 40406
Step 228: 40406 + 178 = 40584
Step 229: 40584 + 178 = 40762
Step 230: 40762 + 178 = 40940
Step 231: 40940 + 178 = 41118
Step 232: 41118 + 178 = 41296
Step 233: 41296 + 178 = 41474
Step 234: 41474 + 178 = 41652
Step 235: 41652 + 178 = 41830
Step 236: 41830 + 178 = 42008
Step 237: 42008 + 178 = 42186
Step 238: 42186 + 178 = 42364
Step 239: 42364 + 178 = 42542
Step 240: 42542 + 178 = 42720
Step 241: 42720 + 178 = 42898
Step 242: 42898 + 178 = 43076
Step 243: 43076 + 178 = 43254
Step 244: 43254 + 178 = 43432
Step 245: 43432 + 178 = 43610
Step 246: 43610 + 178 = 43788
Step 247: 43788 + 178 = 43966
Step 248: 43966 + 178 = 44144
Step 249: 44144 + 178 = 44322
Step 250: 44322 + 178 = 44500
Step 251: 44500 + 178 = 44678
Step 252: 44678 + 178 = 44856
Step 253: 44856 + 178 = 45034
Step 254: 45034 + 178 = 45212
Step 255: 45212 + 178 = 45390
Step 256: 45390 + 178 = 45568
Step 257: 45568 + 178 = 45746
Step 258: 45746 + 178 = 45924
Step 259: 45924 + 178 = 46102
Step 260: 46102 + 178 = 46280
Step 261: 46280 + 178 = 46458
Step 262: 46458 + 178 = 46636
Step 263: 46636 + 178 = 46814
Step 264: 46814 + 178 = 46992
Step 265: 46992 + 178 = 47170
Step 266: 47170 + 178 = 47348
Step 267: 47348 + 178 = 47526
Step 268: 47526 + 178 = 47704
Step 269: 47704 + 178 = 47882
Step 270: 47882 + 178 = 48060
Step 271: 48060 + 178 = 48238
Step 272: 48238 + 178 = 48416
Step 273: 48416 + 178 = 48594
Step 274: 48594 + 178 = 48772
Step 275: 48772 + 178 = 48950
Step 276: 48950 + 178 = 49128
Step 277: 49128 + 178 = 49306
Step 278: 49306 + 178 = 49484
Step 279: 49484 + 178 = 49662
Step 280: 49662 + 178 = 49840
Step 281: 49840 + 178 = 50018
Step 282: 50018 + 178 = 50196
Step 283: 50196 + 178 = 50374
Step 284: 50374 + 178 = 50552
Step 285: 50552 + 178 = 50730
Step 286: 50730 + 178 = 50908
Step 287: 50908 + 178 = 51086
Step 288: 51086 + 178 = 51264
Step 289: 51264 + 178 = 51442
Step 290: 51442 + 178 = 51620
Step 291: 51620 + 178 = 51798
Step 292: 51798 + 178 = 51976
Step 293: 51976 + 178 = 52154
Step 294: 52154 + 178 = 52332
Step 295: 52332 + 178 = 52510
Step 296: 52510 + 178 = 52688
Step 297: 52688 + 178 = 52866
Step 298: 52866 + 178 = 53044
Step 299: 53044 + 178 = 53222
Step 300: 53222 + 178 = 53400
Step 301: 53400 + 178 = 53578
Step 302: 53578 + 178 = 53756
Step 303: 53756 + 178 = 53934
Step 304: 53934 + 178 = 54112
Step 305: 54112 + 178 = 54290
Step 306: 54290 + 178 = 54468
Step 307: 54468 + 178 = 54646
Step 308: 54646 + 178 = 54824
Step 309: 54824 + 178 = 55002
Step 310: 55002 + 178 = 55180
Step 311: 55180 + 178 = 55358
Step 312: 55358 + 178 = 55536
Step 313: 55536 + 178 = 55714
Step 314: 55714 + 178 = 55892
Step 315: 55892 + 178 = 56070
Step 316: 56070 + 178 = 56248
Step 317: 56248 + 178 = 56426
Step 318: 56426 + 178 = 56604
Step 319: 56604 + 178 = 56782
Step 320: 56782 + 178 = 56960
Step 321: 56960 + 178 = 57138
Step 322: 57138 + 178 = 57316
Step 323: 57316 + 178 = 57494
Step 324: 57494 + 178 = 57672
Step 325: 57672 + 178 = 57850
Step 326: 57850 + 178 = 58028
Step 327: 58028 + 178 = 58206
Step 328: 58206 + 178 = 58384
Step 329: 58384 + 178 = 58562
Step 330: 58562 + 178 = 58740
Step 331: 58740 + 178 = 58918
Step 332: 58918 + 178 = 59096
Step 333: 59096 + 178 = 59274
Step 334: 59274 + 178 = 59452
Step 335: 59452 + 178 = 59630
Step 336: 59630 + 178 = 59808
Step 337: 59808 + 178 = 59986
Step 338: 59986 + 178 = 60164
Step 339: 60164 + 178 = 60342
Step 340: 60342 + 178 = 60520
Step 341: 60520 + 178 = 60698
Step 342: 60698 + 178 = 60876
Step 343: 60876 + 178 = 61054
Step 344: 61054 + 178 = 61232
Step 345: 61232 + 178 = 61410
Step 346: 61410 + 178 = 61588
Step 347: 61588 + 178 = 61766
Step 348: 61766 + 178 = 61944
Step 349: 61944 + 178 = 62122
Step 350: 62122 + 178 = 62300
Step 351: 62300 + 178 = 62478
Step 352: 62478 + 178 = 62656
Step 353: 62656 + 178 = 62834
Step 354: 62834 + 178 = 63012
Step 355: 63012 + 178 = 63190
Step 356: 63190 + 178 = 63368
Step 357: 63368 + 178 = 63546
Step 358: 63546 + 178 = 63724
Step 359: 63724 + 178 = 63902
Step 360: 63902 + 178 = 64080
Step 361: 64080 + 178 = 64258
Step 362: 64258 + 178 = 64436
Step 363: 64436 + 178 = 64614
Step 364: 64614 + 178 = 64792
Step 365: 64792 + 178 = 64970
Step 366: 64970 + 178 = 65148
Step 367: 65148 + 178 = 65326
Step 368: 65326 + 178 = 65504
Step 369: 65504 + 178 = 65682
Step 370: 65682 + 178 = 65860
Step 371: 65860 + 178 = 66038
Step 372: 66038 + 178 = 66216
Step 373: 66216 + 178 = 66394
Step 374: 66394 + 178 = 66572
Step 375: 66572 + 178 = 66750
Step 376: 66750 + 178 = 66928
Step 377: 66928 + 178 = 67106
Step 378: 67106 + 178 = 67284
Step 379: 67284 + 178 = 67462
Step 380: 67462 + 178 = 67640
Step 381: 67640 + 178 = 67818
Step 382: 67818 + 178 = 67996
Step 383: 67996 + 178 = 68174
Step 384: 68174 + 178 = 68352
Step 385: 68352 + 178 = 68530
Step 386: 68530 + 178 = 68708
Step 387: 68708 + 178 = 68886
Step 388: 68886 + 178 = 69064
Step 389: 69064 + 178 = 69242
Step 390: 69242 + 178 = 69420
Step 391: 69420 + 178 = 69598
Step 392: 69598 + 178 = 69776
Step 393: 69776 + 178 = 69954
Step 394: 69954 + 178 = 70132
Step 395: 70132 + 178 = 70310
Step 396: 70310 + 178 = 70488
Step 397: 70488 + 178 = 70666
Step 398: 70666 + 178 = 70844
Step 399: 70844 + 178 = 71022
Step 400: 71022 + 178 = 71200
Step 401: 71200 + 178 = 71378
Step 402: 71378 + 178 = 71556
Step 403: 71556 + 178 = 71734
Step 404: 71734 + 178 = 71912
Step 405: 71912 + 178 = 72090
Step 406: 72090 + 178 = 72268
Step 407: 72268 + 178 = 72446
Step 408: 72446 + 178 = 72624
Step 409: 72624 + 178 = 72802
Step 410: 72802 + 178 = 72980
Step 411: 72980 + 178 = 73158
Step 412: 73158 + 178 = 73336
Step 413: 73336 + 178 = 73514
Step 414: 73514 + 178 = 73692
Step 415: 73692 + 178 = 73870
Step 416: 73870 + 178 = 74048
Step 417: 74048 + 178 = 74226
Step 418: 74226 + 178 = 74404
Step 419: 74404 + 178 = 74582
Step 420: 74582 + 178 = 74760
Step 421: 74760 + 178 = 74938
Step 422: 74938 + 178 = 75116
Step 423: 75116 + 178 = 75294
Step 424: 75294 + 178 = 75472
Step 425: 75472 + 178 = 75650
Step 426: 75650 + 178 = 75828
Step 427: 75828 + 178 = 76006
Step 428: 76006 + 178 = 76184
Step 429: 76184 + 178 = 76362
Step 430: 76362 + 178 = 76540
Step 431: 76540 + 178 = 76718
Step 432: 76718 + 178 = 76896
Step 433: 76896 + 178 = 77074
Step 434: 77074 + 178 = 77252
Step 435: 77252 + 178 = 77430
Step 436: 77430 + 178 = 77608
Step 437: 77608 + 178 = 77786
Step 438: 77786 + 178 = 77964
Step 439: 77964 + 178 = 78142
Step 440: 78142 + 178 = 78320
Step 441: 78320 + 178 = 78498
Step 442: 78498 + 178 = 78676
Step 443: 78676 + 178 = 78854
Step 444: 78854 + 178 = 79032
Step 445: 79032 + 178 = 79210
Step 446: 79210 + 178 = 79388
Step 447: 79388 + 178 = 79566
Step 448: 79566 + 178 = 79744
Step 449: 79744 + 178 = 79922
Step 450: 79922 + 178 = 80100
Step 451: 80100 + 178 = 80278
Step 452: 80278 + 178 = 80456
Step 453: 80456 + 178 = 80634
Step 454: 80634 + 178 = 80812
Step 455: 80812 + 178 = 80990
Step 456: 80990 + 178 = 81168
Step 457: 81168 + 178 = 81346
Step 458: 81346 + 178 = 81524
Step 459: 81524 + 178 = 81702
Step 460: 81702 + 178 = 81880
Step 461: 81880 + 178 = 82058
Step 462: 82058 + 178 = 82236
Step 463: 82236 + 178 = 82414
Step 464: 82414 + 178 = 82592
Step 465: 82592 + 178 = 82770
Step 466: 82770 + 178 = 82948
Step 467: 82948 + 178 = 83126
Step 468: 83126 + 178 = 83304
Step 469: 83304 + 178 = 83482
Step 470: 83482 + 178 = 83660
Step 471: 83660 + 178 = 83838
Step 472: 83838 + 178 = 84016

So, 178*472 = 84016