Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 981 and we're going to multiply it by 34, essentially adding 981 to itself 34 times.
Step 1: 0 + 981 = 981
Step 2: 981 + 981 = 1962
Step 3: 1962 + 981 = 2943
Step 4: 2943 + 981 = 3924
Step 5: 3924 + 981 = 4905
Step 6: 4905 + 981 = 5886
Step 7: 5886 + 981 = 6867
Step 8: 6867 + 981 = 7848
Step 9: 7848 + 981 = 8829
Step 10: 8829 + 981 = 9810
Step 11: 9810 + 981 = 10791
Step 12: 10791 + 981 = 11772
Step 13: 11772 + 981 = 12753
Step 14: 12753 + 981 = 13734
Step 15: 13734 + 981 = 14715
Step 16: 14715 + 981 = 15696
Step 17: 15696 + 981 = 16677
Step 18: 16677 + 981 = 17658
Step 19: 17658 + 981 = 18639
Step 20: 18639 + 981 = 19620
Step 21: 19620 + 981 = 20601
Step 22: 20601 + 981 = 21582
Step 23: 21582 + 981 = 22563
Step 24: 22563 + 981 = 23544
Step 25: 23544 + 981 = 24525
Step 26: 24525 + 981 = 25506
Step 27: 25506 + 981 = 26487
Step 28: 26487 + 981 = 27468
Step 29: 27468 + 981 = 28449
Step 30: 28449 + 981 = 29430
Step 31: 29430 + 981 = 30411
Step 32: 30411 + 981 = 31392
Step 33: 31392 + 981 = 32373
Step 34: 32373 + 981 = 33354

So, 981*34 = 33354