Alright, let's work through 9949 times 7442 step by step
9949 × 7442 = 7442 × (9949)
+ 7442 × 9 producing 66978
+ 7442 × 40 that results in 297680
+ 7442 × 900 yielding 6697800
+ 7442 × 9000 resulting in 66978000

= 74040458
