Alright, let's work through 9948 times 9730 step by step
9948 × 9730 = 9730 × (9948)
+ 9730 × 8 producing 77840
+ 9730 × 40 resulting in 389200
+ 9730 × 900 that equals 8757000
+ 9730 × 9000 giving us 87570000

= 96794040
