OK, let's crack this. We're given 969 and our task is to multiply it by 25. Essentially, we'll be adding 969 to itself 25 times.
Step 1: 0 + 969 = 969
Step 2: 969 + 969 = 1938
Step 3: 1938 + 969 = 2907
Step 4: 2907 + 969 = 3876
Step 5: 3876 + 969 = 4845
Step 6: 4845 + 969 = 5814
Step 7: 5814 + 969 = 6783
Step 8: 6783 + 969 = 7752
Step 9: 7752 + 969 = 8721
Step 10: 8721 + 969 = 9690
Step 11: 9690 + 969 = 10659
Step 12: 10659 + 969 = 11628
Step 13: 11628 + 969 = 12597
Step 14: 12597 + 969 = 13566
Step 15: 13566 + 969 = 14535
Step 16: 14535 + 969 = 15504
Step 17: 15504 + 969 = 16473
Step 18: 16473 + 969 = 17442
Step 19: 17442 + 969 = 18411
Step 20: 18411 + 969 = 19380
Step 21: 19380 + 969 = 20349
Step 22: 20349 + 969 = 21318
Step 23: 21318 + 969 = 22287
Step 24: 22287 + 969 = 23256
Step 25: 23256 + 969 = 24225

So, 969*25 = 24225