Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 148. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 258. So, we're going to take the number 148 and add it to itself 258 times.
Step 1: 0 + 148 = 148
Step 2: 148 + 148 = 296
Step 3: 296 + 148 = 444
Step 4: 444 + 148 = 592
Step 5: 592 + 148 = 740
Step 6: 740 + 148 = 888
Step 7: 888 + 148 = 1036
Step 8: 1036 + 148 = 1184
Step 9: 1184 + 148 = 1332
Step 10: 1332 + 148 = 1480
Step 11: 1480 + 148 = 1628
Step 12: 1628 + 148 = 1776
Step 13: 1776 + 148 = 1924
Step 14: 1924 + 148 = 2072
Step 15: 2072 + 148 = 2220
Step 16: 2220 + 148 = 2368
Step 17: 2368 + 148 = 2516
Step 18: 2516 + 148 = 2664
Step 19: 2664 + 148 = 2812
Step 20: 2812 + 148 = 2960
Step 21: 2960 + 148 = 3108
Step 22: 3108 + 148 = 3256
Step 23: 3256 + 148 = 3404
Step 24: 3404 + 148 = 3552
Step 25: 3552 + 148 = 3700
Step 26: 3700 + 148 = 3848
Step 27: 3848 + 148 = 3996
Step 28: 3996 + 148 = 4144
Step 29: 4144 + 148 = 4292
Step 30: 4292 + 148 = 4440
Step 31: 4440 + 148 = 4588
Step 32: 4588 + 148 = 4736
Step 33: 4736 + 148 = 4884
Step 34: 4884 + 148 = 5032
Step 35: 5032 + 148 = 5180
Step 36: 5180 + 148 = 5328
Step 37: 5328 + 148 = 5476
Step 38: 5476 + 148 = 5624
Step 39: 5624 + 148 = 5772
Step 40: 5772 + 148 = 5920
Step 41: 5920 + 148 = 6068
Step 42: 6068 + 148 = 6216
Step 43: 6216 + 148 = 6364
Step 44: 6364 + 148 = 6512
Step 45: 6512 + 148 = 6660
Step 46: 6660 + 148 = 6808
Step 47: 6808 + 148 = 6956
Step 48: 6956 + 148 = 7104
Step 49: 7104 + 148 = 7252
Step 50: 7252 + 148 = 7400
Step 51: 7400 + 148 = 7548
Step 52: 7548 + 148 = 7696
Step 53: 7696 + 148 = 7844
Step 54: 7844 + 148 = 7992
Step 55: 7992 + 148 = 8140
Step 56: 8140 + 148 = 8288
Step 57: 8288 + 148 = 8436
Step 58: 8436 + 148 = 8584
Step 59: 8584 + 148 = 8732
Step 60: 8732 + 148 = 8880
Step 61: 8880 + 148 = 9028
Step 62: 9028 + 148 = 9176
Step 63: 9176 + 148 = 9324
Step 64: 9324 + 148 = 9472
Step 65: 9472 + 148 = 9620
Step 66: 9620 + 148 = 9768
Step 67: 9768 + 148 = 9916
Step 68: 9916 + 148 = 10064
Step 69: 10064 + 148 = 10212
Step 70: 10212 + 148 = 10360
Step 71: 10360 + 148 = 10508
Step 72: 10508 + 148 = 10656
Step 73: 10656 + 148 = 10804
Step 74: 10804 + 148 = 10952
Step 75: 10952 + 148 = 11100
Step 76: 11100 + 148 = 11248
Step 77: 11248 + 148 = 11396
Step 78: 11396 + 148 = 11544
Step 79: 11544 + 148 = 11692
Step 80: 11692 + 148 = 11840
Step 81: 11840 + 148 = 11988
Step 82: 11988 + 148 = 12136
Step 83: 12136 + 148 = 12284
Step 84: 12284 + 148 = 12432
Step 85: 12432 + 148 = 12580
Step 86: 12580 + 148 = 12728
Step 87: 12728 + 148 = 12876
Step 88: 12876 + 148 = 13024
Step 89: 13024 + 148 = 13172
Step 90: 13172 + 148 = 13320
Step 91: 13320 + 148 = 13468
Step 92: 13468 + 148 = 13616
Step 93: 13616 + 148 = 13764
Step 94: 13764 + 148 = 13912
Step 95: 13912 + 148 = 14060
Step 96: 14060 + 148 = 14208
Step 97: 14208 + 148 = 14356
Step 98: 14356 + 148 = 14504
Step 99: 14504 + 148 = 14652
Step 100: 14652 + 148 = 14800
Step 101: 14800 + 148 = 14948
Step 102: 14948 + 148 = 15096
Step 103: 15096 + 148 = 15244
Step 104: 15244 + 148 = 15392
Step 105: 15392 + 148 = 15540
Step 106: 15540 + 148 = 15688
Step 107: 15688 + 148 = 15836
Step 108: 15836 + 148 = 15984
Step 109: 15984 + 148 = 16132
Step 110: 16132 + 148 = 16280
Step 111: 16280 + 148 = 16428
Step 112: 16428 + 148 = 16576
Step 113: 16576 + 148 = 16724
Step 114: 16724 + 148 = 16872
Step 115: 16872 + 148 = 17020
Step 116: 17020 + 148 = 17168
Step 117: 17168 + 148 = 17316
Step 118: 17316 + 148 = 17464
Step 119: 17464 + 148 = 17612
Step 120: 17612 + 148 = 17760
Step 121: 17760 + 148 = 17908
Step 122: 17908 + 148 = 18056
Step 123: 18056 + 148 = 18204
Step 124: 18204 + 148 = 18352
Step 125: 18352 + 148 = 18500
Step 126: 18500 + 148 = 18648
Step 127: 18648 + 148 = 18796
Step 128: 18796 + 148 = 18944
Step 129: 18944 + 148 = 19092
Step 130: 19092 + 148 = 19240
Step 131: 19240 + 148 = 19388
Step 132: 19388 + 148 = 19536
Step 133: 19536 + 148 = 19684
Step 134: 19684 + 148 = 19832
Step 135: 19832 + 148 = 19980
Step 136: 19980 + 148 = 20128
Step 137: 20128 + 148 = 20276
Step 138: 20276 + 148 = 20424
Step 139: 20424 + 148 = 20572
Step 140: 20572 + 148 = 20720
Step 141: 20720 + 148 = 20868
Step 142: 20868 + 148 = 21016
Step 143: 21016 + 148 = 21164
Step 144: 21164 + 148 = 21312
Step 145: 21312 + 148 = 21460
Step 146: 21460 + 148 = 21608
Step 147: 21608 + 148 = 21756
Step 148: 21756 + 148 = 21904
Step 149: 21904 + 148 = 22052
Step 150: 22052 + 148 = 22200
Step 151: 22200 + 148 = 22348
Step 152: 22348 + 148 = 22496
Step 153: 22496 + 148 = 22644
Step 154: 22644 + 148 = 22792
Step 155: 22792 + 148 = 22940
Step 156: 22940 + 148 = 23088
Step 157: 23088 + 148 = 23236
Step 158: 23236 + 148 = 23384
Step 159: 23384 + 148 = 23532
Step 160: 23532 + 148 = 23680
Step 161: 23680 + 148 = 23828
Step 162: 23828 + 148 = 23976
Step 163: 23976 + 148 = 24124
Step 164: 24124 + 148 = 24272
Step 165: 24272 + 148 = 24420
Step 166: 24420 + 148 = 24568
Step 167: 24568 + 148 = 24716
Step 168: 24716 + 148 = 24864
Step 169: 24864 + 148 = 25012
Step 170: 25012 + 148 = 25160
Step 171: 25160 + 148 = 25308
Step 172: 25308 + 148 = 25456
Step 173: 25456 + 148 = 25604
Step 174: 25604 + 148 = 25752
Step 175: 25752 + 148 = 25900
Step 176: 25900 + 148 = 26048
Step 177: 26048 + 148 = 26196
Step 178: 26196 + 148 = 26344
Step 179: 26344 + 148 = 26492
Step 180: 26492 + 148 = 26640
Step 181: 26640 + 148 = 26788
Step 182: 26788 + 148 = 26936
Step 183: 26936 + 148 = 27084
Step 184: 27084 + 148 = 27232
Step 185: 27232 + 148 = 27380
Step 186: 27380 + 148 = 27528
Step 187: 27528 + 148 = 27676
Step 188: 27676 + 148 = 27824
Step 189: 27824 + 148 = 27972
Step 190: 27972 + 148 = 28120
Step 191: 28120 + 148 = 28268
Step 192: 28268 + 148 = 28416
Step 193: 28416 + 148 = 28564
Step 194: 28564 + 148 = 28712
Step 195: 28712 + 148 = 28860
Step 196: 28860 + 148 = 29008
Step 197: 29008 + 148 = 29156
Step 198: 29156 + 148 = 29304
Step 199: 29304 + 148 = 29452
Step 200: 29452 + 148 = 29600
Step 201: 29600 + 148 = 29748
Step 202: 29748 + 148 = 29896
Step 203: 29896 + 148 = 30044
Step 204: 30044 + 148 = 30192
Step 205: 30192 + 148 = 30340
Step 206: 30340 + 148 = 30488
Step 207: 30488 + 148 = 30636
Step 208: 30636 + 148 = 30784
Step 209: 30784 + 148 = 30932
Step 210: 30932 + 148 = 31080
Step 211: 31080 + 148 = 31228
Step 212: 31228 + 148 = 31376
Step 213: 31376 + 148 = 31524
Step 214: 31524 + 148 = 31672
Step 215: 31672 + 148 = 31820
Step 216: 31820 + 148 = 31968
Step 217: 31968 + 148 = 32116
Step 218: 32116 + 148 = 32264
Step 219: 32264 + 148 = 32412
Step 220: 32412 + 148 = 32560
Step 221: 32560 + 148 = 32708
Step 222: 32708 + 148 = 32856
Step 223: 32856 + 148 = 33004
Step 224: 33004 + 148 = 33152
Step 225: 33152 + 148 = 33300
Step 226: 33300 + 148 = 33448
Step 227: 33448 + 148 = 33596
Step 228: 33596 + 148 = 33744
Step 229: 33744 + 148 = 33892
Step 230: 33892 + 148 = 34040
Step 231: 34040 + 148 = 34188
Step 232: 34188 + 148 = 34336
Step 233: 34336 + 148 = 34484
Step 234: 34484 + 148 = 34632
Step 235: 34632 + 148 = 34780
Step 236: 34780 + 148 = 34928
Step 237: 34928 + 148 = 35076
Step 238: 35076 + 148 = 35224
Step 239: 35224 + 148 = 35372
Step 240: 35372 + 148 = 35520
Step 241: 35520 + 148 = 35668
Step 242: 35668 + 148 = 35816
Step 243: 35816 + 148 = 35964
Step 244: 35964 + 148 = 36112
Step 245: 36112 + 148 = 36260
Step 246: 36260 + 148 = 36408
Step 247: 36408 + 148 = 36556
Step 248: 36556 + 148 = 36704
Step 249: 36704 + 148 = 36852
Step 250: 36852 + 148 = 37000
Step 251: 37000 + 148 = 37148
Step 252: 37148 + 148 = 37296
Step 253: 37296 + 148 = 37444
Step 254: 37444 + 148 = 37592
Step 255: 37592 + 148 = 37740
Step 256: 37740 + 148 = 37888
Step 257: 37888 + 148 = 38036
Step 258: 38036 + 148 = 38184

So, 148*258 = 38184