OK, let's work through this together. We're starting with 462 and we're going to multiply it by 54, which means we add 462 to itself 54 times.
Step 1: 0 + 462 = 462
Step 2: 462 + 462 = 924
Step 3: 924 + 462 = 1386
Step 4: 1386 + 462 = 1848
Step 5: 1848 + 462 = 2310
Step 6: 2310 + 462 = 2772
Step 7: 2772 + 462 = 3234
Step 8: 3234 + 462 = 3696
Step 9: 3696 + 462 = 4158
Step 10: 4158 + 462 = 4620
Step 11: 4620 + 462 = 5082
Step 12: 5082 + 462 = 5544
Step 13: 5544 + 462 = 6006
Step 14: 6006 + 462 = 6468
Step 15: 6468 + 462 = 6930
Step 16: 6930 + 462 = 7392
Step 17: 7392 + 462 = 7854
Step 18: 7854 + 462 = 8316
Step 19: 8316 + 462 = 8778
Step 20: 8778 + 462 = 9240
Step 21: 9240 + 462 = 9702
Step 22: 9702 + 462 = 10164
Step 23: 10164 + 462 = 10626
Step 24: 10626 + 462 = 11088
Step 25: 11088 + 462 = 11550
Step 26: 11550 + 462 = 12012
Step 27: 12012 + 462 = 12474
Step 28: 12474 + 462 = 12936
Step 29: 12936 + 462 = 13398
Step 30: 13398 + 462 = 13860
Step 31: 13860 + 462 = 14322
Step 32: 14322 + 462 = 14784
Step 33: 14784 + 462 = 15246
Step 34: 15246 + 462 = 15708
Step 35: 15708 + 462 = 16170
Step 36: 16170 + 462 = 16632
Step 37: 16632 + 462 = 17094
Step 38: 17094 + 462 = 17556
Step 39: 17556 + 462 = 18018
Step 40: 18018 + 462 = 18480
Step 41: 18480 + 462 = 18942
Step 42: 18942 + 462 = 19404
Step 43: 19404 + 462 = 19866
Step 44: 19866 + 462 = 20328
Step 45: 20328 + 462 = 20790
Step 46: 20790 + 462 = 21252
Step 47: 21252 + 462 = 21714
Step 48: 21714 + 462 = 22176
Step 49: 22176 + 462 = 22638
Step 50: 22638 + 462 = 23100
Step 51: 23100 + 462 = 23562
Step 52: 23562 + 462 = 24024
Step 53: 24024 + 462 = 24486
Step 54: 24486 + 462 = 24948

So, 462*54 = 24948