OK, let's crack this. We're given 296 and our task is to multiply it by 128. Essentially, we'll be adding 296 to itself 128 times.
Step 1: 0 + 296 = 296
Step 2: 296 + 296 = 592
Step 3: 592 + 296 = 888
Step 4: 888 + 296 = 1184
Step 5: 1184 + 296 = 1480
Step 6: 1480 + 296 = 1776
Step 7: 1776 + 296 = 2072
Step 8: 2072 + 296 = 2368
Step 9: 2368 + 296 = 2664
Step 10: 2664 + 296 = 2960
Step 11: 2960 + 296 = 3256
Step 12: 3256 + 296 = 3552
Step 13: 3552 + 296 = 3848
Step 14: 3848 + 296 = 4144
Step 15: 4144 + 296 = 4440
Step 16: 4440 + 296 = 4736
Step 17: 4736 + 296 = 5032
Step 18: 5032 + 296 = 5328
Step 19: 5328 + 296 = 5624
Step 20: 5624 + 296 = 5920
Step 21: 5920 + 296 = 6216
Step 22: 6216 + 296 = 6512
Step 23: 6512 + 296 = 6808
Step 24: 6808 + 296 = 7104
Step 25: 7104 + 296 = 7400
Step 26: 7400 + 296 = 7696
Step 27: 7696 + 296 = 7992
Step 28: 7992 + 296 = 8288
Step 29: 8288 + 296 = 8584
Step 30: 8584 + 296 = 8880
Step 31: 8880 + 296 = 9176
Step 32: 9176 + 296 = 9472
Step 33: 9472 + 296 = 9768
Step 34: 9768 + 296 = 10064
Step 35: 10064 + 296 = 10360
Step 36: 10360 + 296 = 10656
Step 37: 10656 + 296 = 10952
Step 38: 10952 + 296 = 11248
Step 39: 11248 + 296 = 11544
Step 40: 11544 + 296 = 11840
Step 41: 11840 + 296 = 12136
Step 42: 12136 + 296 = 12432
Step 43: 12432 + 296 = 12728
Step 44: 12728 + 296 = 13024
Step 45: 13024 + 296 = 13320
Step 46: 13320 + 296 = 13616
Step 47: 13616 + 296 = 13912
Step 48: 13912 + 296 = 14208
Step 49: 14208 + 296 = 14504
Step 50: 14504 + 296 = 14800
Step 51: 14800 + 296 = 15096
Step 52: 15096 + 296 = 15392
Step 53: 15392 + 296 = 15688
Step 54: 15688 + 296 = 15984
Step 55: 15984 + 296 = 16280
Step 56: 16280 + 296 = 16576
Step 57: 16576 + 296 = 16872
Step 58: 16872 + 296 = 17168
Step 59: 17168 + 296 = 17464
Step 60: 17464 + 296 = 17760
Step 61: 17760 + 296 = 18056
Step 62: 18056 + 296 = 18352
Step 63: 18352 + 296 = 18648
Step 64: 18648 + 296 = 18944
Step 65: 18944 + 296 = 19240
Step 66: 19240 + 296 = 19536
Step 67: 19536 + 296 = 19832
Step 68: 19832 + 296 = 20128
Step 69: 20128 + 296 = 20424
Step 70: 20424 + 296 = 20720
Step 71: 20720 + 296 = 21016
Step 72: 21016 + 296 = 21312
Step 73: 21312 + 296 = 21608
Step 74: 21608 + 296 = 21904
Step 75: 21904 + 296 = 22200
Step 76: 22200 + 296 = 22496
Step 77: 22496 + 296 = 22792
Step 78: 22792 + 296 = 23088
Step 79: 23088 + 296 = 23384
Step 80: 23384 + 296 = 23680
Step 81: 23680 + 296 = 23976
Step 82: 23976 + 296 = 24272
Step 83: 24272 + 296 = 24568
Step 84: 24568 + 296 = 24864
Step 85: 24864 + 296 = 25160
Step 86: 25160 + 296 = 25456
Step 87: 25456 + 296 = 25752
Step 88: 25752 + 296 = 26048
Step 89: 26048 + 296 = 26344
Step 90: 26344 + 296 = 26640
Step 91: 26640 + 296 = 26936
Step 92: 26936 + 296 = 27232
Step 93: 27232 + 296 = 27528
Step 94: 27528 + 296 = 27824
Step 95: 27824 + 296 = 28120
Step 96: 28120 + 296 = 28416
Step 97: 28416 + 296 = 28712
Step 98: 28712 + 296 = 29008
Step 99: 29008 + 296 = 29304
Step 100: 29304 + 296 = 29600
Step 101: 29600 + 296 = 29896
Step 102: 29896 + 296 = 30192
Step 103: 30192 + 296 = 30488
Step 104: 30488 + 296 = 30784
Step 105: 30784 + 296 = 31080
Step 106: 31080 + 296 = 31376
Step 107: 31376 + 296 = 31672
Step 108: 31672 + 296 = 31968
Step 109: 31968 + 296 = 32264
Step 110: 32264 + 296 = 32560
Step 111: 32560 + 296 = 32856
Step 112: 32856 + 296 = 33152
Step 113: 33152 + 296 = 33448
Step 114: 33448 + 296 = 33744
Step 115: 33744 + 296 = 34040
Step 116: 34040 + 296 = 34336
Step 117: 34336 + 296 = 34632
Step 118: 34632 + 296 = 34928
Step 119: 34928 + 296 = 35224
Step 120: 35224 + 296 = 35520
Step 121: 35520 + 296 = 35816
Step 122: 35816 + 296 = 36112
Step 123: 36112 + 296 = 36408
Step 124: 36408 + 296 = 36704
Step 125: 36704 + 296 = 37000
Step 126: 37000 + 296 = 37296
Step 127: 37296 + 296 = 37592
Step 128: 37592 + 296 = 37888

So, 296*128 = 37888