Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 250 and we're going to multiply it by 34, essentially adding 250 to itself 34 times.
Step 1: 0 + 250 = 250
Step 2: 250 + 250 = 500
Step 3: 500 + 250 = 750
Step 4: 750 + 250 = 1000
Step 5: 1000 + 250 = 1250
Step 6: 1250 + 250 = 1500
Step 7: 1500 + 250 = 1750
Step 8: 1750 + 250 = 2000
Step 9: 2000 + 250 = 2250
Step 10: 2250 + 250 = 2500
Step 11: 2500 + 250 = 2750
Step 12: 2750 + 250 = 3000
Step 13: 3000 + 250 = 3250
Step 14: 3250 + 250 = 3500
Step 15: 3500 + 250 = 3750
Step 16: 3750 + 250 = 4000
Step 17: 4000 + 250 = 4250
Step 18: 4250 + 250 = 4500
Step 19: 4500 + 250 = 4750
Step 20: 4750 + 250 = 5000
Step 21: 5000 + 250 = 5250
Step 22: 5250 + 250 = 5500
Step 23: 5500 + 250 = 5750
Step 24: 5750 + 250 = 6000
Step 25: 6000 + 250 = 6250
Step 26: 6250 + 250 = 6500
Step 27: 6500 + 250 = 6750
Step 28: 6750 + 250 = 7000
Step 29: 7000 + 250 = 7250
Step 30: 7250 + 250 = 7500
Step 31: 7500 + 250 = 7750
Step 32: 7750 + 250 = 8000
Step 33: 8000 + 250 = 8250
Step 34: 8250 + 250 = 8500

So, 250*34 = 8500