Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 769 and we're going to multiply it by 42, which means adding 769 to itself 42 times.
Step 1: 0 + 769 = 769
Step 2: 769 + 769 = 1538
Step 3: 1538 + 769 = 2307
Step 4: 2307 + 769 = 3076
Step 5: 3076 + 769 = 3845
Step 6: 3845 + 769 = 4614
Step 7: 4614 + 769 = 5383
Step 8: 5383 + 769 = 6152
Step 9: 6152 + 769 = 6921
Step 10: 6921 + 769 = 7690
Step 11: 7690 + 769 = 8459
Step 12: 8459 + 769 = 9228
Step 13: 9228 + 769 = 9997
Step 14: 9997 + 769 = 10766
Step 15: 10766 + 769 = 11535
Step 16: 11535 + 769 = 12304
Step 17: 12304 + 769 = 13073
Step 18: 13073 + 769 = 13842
Step 19: 13842 + 769 = 14611
Step 20: 14611 + 769 = 15380
Step 21: 15380 + 769 = 16149
Step 22: 16149 + 769 = 16918
Step 23: 16918 + 769 = 17687
Step 24: 17687 + 769 = 18456
Step 25: 18456 + 769 = 19225
Step 26: 19225 + 769 = 19994
Step 27: 19994 + 769 = 20763
Step 28: 20763 + 769 = 21532
Step 29: 21532 + 769 = 22301
Step 30: 22301 + 769 = 23070
Step 31: 23070 + 769 = 23839
Step 32: 23839 + 769 = 24608
Step 33: 24608 + 769 = 25377
Step 34: 25377 + 769 = 26146
Step 35: 26146 + 769 = 26915
Step 36: 26915 + 769 = 27684
Step 37: 27684 + 769 = 28453
Step 38: 28453 + 769 = 29222
Step 39: 29222 + 769 = 29991
Step 40: 29991 + 769 = 30760
Step 41: 30760 + 769 = 31529
Step 42: 31529 + 769 = 32298

So, 769*42 = 32298