Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 986. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 84. So, we're going to take the number 986 and add it to itself 84 times.
Step 1: 0 + 986 = 986
Step 2: 986 + 986 = 1972
Step 3: 1972 + 986 = 2958
Step 4: 2958 + 986 = 3944
Step 5: 3944 + 986 = 4930
Step 6: 4930 + 986 = 5916
Step 7: 5916 + 986 = 6902
Step 8: 6902 + 986 = 7888
Step 9: 7888 + 986 = 8874
Step 10: 8874 + 986 = 9860
Step 11: 9860 + 986 = 10846
Step 12: 10846 + 986 = 11832
Step 13: 11832 + 986 = 12818
Step 14: 12818 + 986 = 13804
Step 15: 13804 + 986 = 14790
Step 16: 14790 + 986 = 15776
Step 17: 15776 + 986 = 16762
Step 18: 16762 + 986 = 17748
Step 19: 17748 + 986 = 18734
Step 20: 18734 + 986 = 19720
Step 21: 19720 + 986 = 20706
Step 22: 20706 + 986 = 21692
Step 23: 21692 + 986 = 22678
Step 24: 22678 + 986 = 23664
Step 25: 23664 + 986 = 24650
Step 26: 24650 + 986 = 25636
Step 27: 25636 + 986 = 26622
Step 28: 26622 + 986 = 27608
Step 29: 27608 + 986 = 28594
Step 30: 28594 + 986 = 29580
Step 31: 29580 + 986 = 30566
Step 32: 30566 + 986 = 31552
Step 33: 31552 + 986 = 32538
Step 34: 32538 + 986 = 33524
Step 35: 33524 + 986 = 34510
Step 36: 34510 + 986 = 35496
Step 37: 35496 + 986 = 36482
Step 38: 36482 + 986 = 37468
Step 39: 37468 + 986 = 38454
Step 40: 38454 + 986 = 39440
Step 41: 39440 + 986 = 40426
Step 42: 40426 + 986 = 41412
Step 43: 41412 + 986 = 42398
Step 44: 42398 + 986 = 43384
Step 45: 43384 + 986 = 44370
Step 46: 44370 + 986 = 45356
Step 47: 45356 + 986 = 46342
Step 48: 46342 + 986 = 47328
Step 49: 47328 + 986 = 48314
Step 50: 48314 + 986 = 49300
Step 51: 49300 + 986 = 50286
Step 52: 50286 + 986 = 51272
Step 53: 51272 + 986 = 52258
Step 54: 52258 + 986 = 53244
Step 55: 53244 + 986 = 54230
Step 56: 54230 + 986 = 55216
Step 57: 55216 + 986 = 56202
Step 58: 56202 + 986 = 57188
Step 59: 57188 + 986 = 58174
Step 60: 58174 + 986 = 59160
Step 61: 59160 + 986 = 60146
Step 62: 60146 + 986 = 61132
Step 63: 61132 + 986 = 62118
Step 64: 62118 + 986 = 63104
Step 65: 63104 + 986 = 64090
Step 66: 64090 + 986 = 65076
Step 67: 65076 + 986 = 66062
Step 68: 66062 + 986 = 67048
Step 69: 67048 + 986 = 68034
Step 70: 68034 + 986 = 69020
Step 71: 69020 + 986 = 70006
Step 72: 70006 + 986 = 70992
Step 73: 70992 + 986 = 71978
Step 74: 71978 + 986 = 72964
Step 75: 72964 + 986 = 73950
Step 76: 73950 + 986 = 74936
Step 77: 74936 + 986 = 75922
Step 78: 75922 + 986 = 76908
Step 79: 76908 + 986 = 77894
Step 80: 77894 + 986 = 78880
Step 81: 78880 + 986 = 79866
Step 82: 79866 + 986 = 80852
Step 83: 80852 + 986 = 81838
Step 84: 81838 + 986 = 82824

So, 986*84 = 82824