Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 852. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 97. So, we're going to take the number 852 and add it to itself 97 times.
Step 1: 0 + 852 = 852
Step 2: 852 + 852 = 1704
Step 3: 1704 + 852 = 2556
Step 4: 2556 + 852 = 3408
Step 5: 3408 + 852 = 4260
Step 6: 4260 + 852 = 5112
Step 7: 5112 + 852 = 5964
Step 8: 5964 + 852 = 6816
Step 9: 6816 + 852 = 7668
Step 10: 7668 + 852 = 8520
Step 11: 8520 + 852 = 9372
Step 12: 9372 + 852 = 10224
Step 13: 10224 + 852 = 11076
Step 14: 11076 + 852 = 11928
Step 15: 11928 + 852 = 12780
Step 16: 12780 + 852 = 13632
Step 17: 13632 + 852 = 14484
Step 18: 14484 + 852 = 15336
Step 19: 15336 + 852 = 16188
Step 20: 16188 + 852 = 17040
Step 21: 17040 + 852 = 17892
Step 22: 17892 + 852 = 18744
Step 23: 18744 + 852 = 19596
Step 24: 19596 + 852 = 20448
Step 25: 20448 + 852 = 21300
Step 26: 21300 + 852 = 22152
Step 27: 22152 + 852 = 23004
Step 28: 23004 + 852 = 23856
Step 29: 23856 + 852 = 24708
Step 30: 24708 + 852 = 25560
Step 31: 25560 + 852 = 26412
Step 32: 26412 + 852 = 27264
Step 33: 27264 + 852 = 28116
Step 34: 28116 + 852 = 28968
Step 35: 28968 + 852 = 29820
Step 36: 29820 + 852 = 30672
Step 37: 30672 + 852 = 31524
Step 38: 31524 + 852 = 32376
Step 39: 32376 + 852 = 33228
Step 40: 33228 + 852 = 34080
Step 41: 34080 + 852 = 34932
Step 42: 34932 + 852 = 35784
Step 43: 35784 + 852 = 36636
Step 44: 36636 + 852 = 37488
Step 45: 37488 + 852 = 38340
Step 46: 38340 + 852 = 39192
Step 47: 39192 + 852 = 40044
Step 48: 40044 + 852 = 40896
Step 49: 40896 + 852 = 41748
Step 50: 41748 + 852 = 42600
Step 51: 42600 + 852 = 43452
Step 52: 43452 + 852 = 44304
Step 53: 44304 + 852 = 45156
Step 54: 45156 + 852 = 46008
Step 55: 46008 + 852 = 46860
Step 56: 46860 + 852 = 47712
Step 57: 47712 + 852 = 48564
Step 58: 48564 + 852 = 49416
Step 59: 49416 + 852 = 50268
Step 60: 50268 + 852 = 51120
Step 61: 51120 + 852 = 51972
Step 62: 51972 + 852 = 52824
Step 63: 52824 + 852 = 53676
Step 64: 53676 + 852 = 54528
Step 65: 54528 + 852 = 55380
Step 66: 55380 + 852 = 56232
Step 67: 56232 + 852 = 57084
Step 68: 57084 + 852 = 57936
Step 69: 57936 + 852 = 58788
Step 70: 58788 + 852 = 59640
Step 71: 59640 + 852 = 60492
Step 72: 60492 + 852 = 61344
Step 73: 61344 + 852 = 62196
Step 74: 62196 + 852 = 63048
Step 75: 63048 + 852 = 63900
Step 76: 63900 + 852 = 64752
Step 77: 64752 + 852 = 65604
Step 78: 65604 + 852 = 66456
Step 79: 66456 + 852 = 67308
Step 80: 67308 + 852 = 68160
Step 81: 68160 + 852 = 69012
Step 82: 69012 + 852 = 69864
Step 83: 69864 + 852 = 70716
Step 84: 70716 + 852 = 71568
Step 85: 71568 + 852 = 72420
Step 86: 72420 + 852 = 73272
Step 87: 73272 + 852 = 74124
Step 88: 74124 + 852 = 74976
Step 89: 74976 + 852 = 75828
Step 90: 75828 + 852 = 76680
Step 91: 76680 + 852 = 77532
Step 92: 77532 + 852 = 78384
Step 93: 78384 + 852 = 79236
Step 94: 79236 + 852 = 80088
Step 95: 80088 + 852 = 80940
Step 96: 80940 + 852 = 81792
Step 97: 81792 + 852 = 82644

So, 852*97 = 82644