Let's get this math done. We have 988 and we're going to multiply it by 32. This is the same as taking 988 and adding it to itself 32 times.
Step 1: 0 + 988 = 988
Step 2: 988 + 988 = 1976
Step 3: 1976 + 988 = 2964
Step 4: 2964 + 988 = 3952
Step 5: 3952 + 988 = 4940
Step 6: 4940 + 988 = 5928
Step 7: 5928 + 988 = 6916
Step 8: 6916 + 988 = 7904
Step 9: 7904 + 988 = 8892
Step 10: 8892 + 988 = 9880
Step 11: 9880 + 988 = 10868
Step 12: 10868 + 988 = 11856
Step 13: 11856 + 988 = 12844
Step 14: 12844 + 988 = 13832
Step 15: 13832 + 988 = 14820
Step 16: 14820 + 988 = 15808
Step 17: 15808 + 988 = 16796
Step 18: 16796 + 988 = 17784
Step 19: 17784 + 988 = 18772
Step 20: 18772 + 988 = 19760
Step 21: 19760 + 988 = 20748
Step 22: 20748 + 988 = 21736
Step 23: 21736 + 988 = 22724
Step 24: 22724 + 988 = 23712
Step 25: 23712 + 988 = 24700
Step 26: 24700 + 988 = 25688
Step 27: 25688 + 988 = 26676
Step 28: 26676 + 988 = 27664
Step 29: 27664 + 988 = 28652
Step 30: 28652 + 988 = 29640
Step 31: 29640 + 988 = 30628
Step 32: 30628 + 988 = 31616

So, 988*32 = 31616