OK, let's crack this. We're given 977 and our task is to multiply it by 295. Essentially, we'll be adding 977 to itself 295 times.
Step 1: 0 + 977 = 977
Step 2: 977 + 977 = 1954
Step 3: 1954 + 977 = 2931
Step 4: 2931 + 977 = 3908
Step 5: 3908 + 977 = 4885
Step 6: 4885 + 977 = 5862
Step 7: 5862 + 977 = 6839
Step 8: 6839 + 977 = 7816
Step 9: 7816 + 977 = 8793
Step 10: 8793 + 977 = 9770
Step 11: 9770 + 977 = 10747
Step 12: 10747 + 977 = 11724
Step 13: 11724 + 977 = 12701
Step 14: 12701 + 977 = 13678
Step 15: 13678 + 977 = 14655
Step 16: 14655 + 977 = 15632
Step 17: 15632 + 977 = 16609
Step 18: 16609 + 977 = 17586
Step 19: 17586 + 977 = 18563
Step 20: 18563 + 977 = 19540
Step 21: 19540 + 977 = 20517
Step 22: 20517 + 977 = 21494
Step 23: 21494 + 977 = 22471
Step 24: 22471 + 977 = 23448
Step 25: 23448 + 977 = 24425
Step 26: 24425 + 977 = 25402
Step 27: 25402 + 977 = 26379
Step 28: 26379 + 977 = 27356
Step 29: 27356 + 977 = 28333
Step 30: 28333 + 977 = 29310
Step 31: 29310 + 977 = 30287
Step 32: 30287 + 977 = 31264
Step 33: 31264 + 977 = 32241
Step 34: 32241 + 977 = 33218
Step 35: 33218 + 977 = 34195
Step 36: 34195 + 977 = 35172
Step 37: 35172 + 977 = 36149
Step 38: 36149 + 977 = 37126
Step 39: 37126 + 977 = 38103
Step 40: 38103 + 977 = 39080
Step 41: 39080 + 977 = 40057
Step 42: 40057 + 977 = 41034
Step 43: 41034 + 977 = 42011
Step 44: 42011 + 977 = 42988
Step 45: 42988 + 977 = 43965
Step 46: 43965 + 977 = 44942
Step 47: 44942 + 977 = 45919
Step 48: 45919 + 977 = 46896
Step 49: 46896 + 977 = 47873
Step 50: 47873 + 977 = 48850
Step 51: 48850 + 977 = 49827
Step 52: 49827 + 977 = 50804
Step 53: 50804 + 977 = 51781
Step 54: 51781 + 977 = 52758
Step 55: 52758 + 977 = 53735
Step 56: 53735 + 977 = 54712
Step 57: 54712 + 977 = 55689
Step 58: 55689 + 977 = 56666
Step 59: 56666 + 977 = 57643
Step 60: 57643 + 977 = 58620
Step 61: 58620 + 977 = 59597
Step 62: 59597 + 977 = 60574
Step 63: 60574 + 977 = 61551
Step 64: 61551 + 977 = 62528
Step 65: 62528 + 977 = 63505
Step 66: 63505 + 977 = 64482
Step 67: 64482 + 977 = 65459
Step 68: 65459 + 977 = 66436
Step 69: 66436 + 977 = 67413
Step 70: 67413 + 977 = 68390
Step 71: 68390 + 977 = 69367
Step 72: 69367 + 977 = 70344
Step 73: 70344 + 977 = 71321
Step 74: 71321 + 977 = 72298
Step 75: 72298 + 977 = 73275
Step 76: 73275 + 977 = 74252
Step 77: 74252 + 977 = 75229
Step 78: 75229 + 977 = 76206
Step 79: 76206 + 977 = 77183
Step 80: 77183 + 977 = 78160
Step 81: 78160 + 977 = 79137
Step 82: 79137 + 977 = 80114
Step 83: 80114 + 977 = 81091
Step 84: 81091 + 977 = 82068
Step 85: 82068 + 977 = 83045
Step 86: 83045 + 977 = 84022
Step 87: 84022 + 977 = 84999
Step 88: 84999 + 977 = 85976
Step 89: 85976 + 977 = 86953
Step 90: 86953 + 977 = 87930
Step 91: 87930 + 977 = 88907
Step 92: 88907 + 977 = 89884
Step 93: 89884 + 977 = 90861
Step 94: 90861 + 977 = 91838
Step 95: 91838 + 977 = 92815
Step 96: 92815 + 977 = 93792
Step 97: 93792 + 977 = 94769
Step 98: 94769 + 977 = 95746
Step 99: 95746 + 977 = 96723
Step 100: 96723 + 977 = 97700
Step 101: 97700 + 977 = 98677
Step 102: 98677 + 977 = 99654
Step 103: 99654 + 977 = 100631
Step 104: 100631 + 977 = 101608
Step 105: 101608 + 977 = 102585
Step 106: 102585 + 977 = 103562
Step 107: 103562 + 977 = 104539
Step 108: 104539 + 977 = 105516
Step 109: 105516 + 977 = 106493
Step 110: 106493 + 977 = 107470
Step 111: 107470 + 977 = 108447
Step 112: 108447 + 977 = 109424
Step 113: 109424 + 977 = 110401
Step 114: 110401 + 977 = 111378
Step 115: 111378 + 977 = 112355
Step 116: 112355 + 977 = 113332
Step 117: 113332 + 977 = 114309
Step 118: 114309 + 977 = 115286
Step 119: 115286 + 977 = 116263
Step 120: 116263 + 977 = 117240
Step 121: 117240 + 977 = 118217
Step 122: 118217 + 977 = 119194
Step 123: 119194 + 977 = 120171
Step 124: 120171 + 977 = 121148
Step 125: 121148 + 977 = 122125
Step 126: 122125 + 977 = 123102
Step 127: 123102 + 977 = 124079
Step 128: 124079 + 977 = 125056
Step 129: 125056 + 977 = 126033
Step 130: 126033 + 977 = 127010
Step 131: 127010 + 977 = 127987
Step 132: 127987 + 977 = 128964
Step 133: 128964 + 977 = 129941
Step 134: 129941 + 977 = 130918
Step 135: 130918 + 977 = 131895
Step 136: 131895 + 977 = 132872
Step 137: 132872 + 977 = 133849
Step 138: 133849 + 977 = 134826
Step 139: 134826 + 977 = 135803
Step 140: 135803 + 977 = 136780
Step 141: 136780 + 977 = 137757
Step 142: 137757 + 977 = 138734
Step 143: 138734 + 977 = 139711
Step 144: 139711 + 977 = 140688
Step 145: 140688 + 977 = 141665
Step 146: 141665 + 977 = 142642
Step 147: 142642 + 977 = 143619
Step 148: 143619 + 977 = 144596
Step 149: 144596 + 977 = 145573
Step 150: 145573 + 977 = 146550
Step 151: 146550 + 977 = 147527
Step 152: 147527 + 977 = 148504
Step 153: 148504 + 977 = 149481
Step 154: 149481 + 977 = 150458
Step 155: 150458 + 977 = 151435
Step 156: 151435 + 977 = 152412
Step 157: 152412 + 977 = 153389
Step 158: 153389 + 977 = 154366
Step 159: 154366 + 977 = 155343
Step 160: 155343 + 977 = 156320
Step 161: 156320 + 977 = 157297
Step 162: 157297 + 977 = 158274
Step 163: 158274 + 977 = 159251
Step 164: 159251 + 977 = 160228
Step 165: 160228 + 977 = 161205
Step 166: 161205 + 977 = 162182
Step 167: 162182 + 977 = 163159
Step 168: 163159 + 977 = 164136
Step 169: 164136 + 977 = 165113
Step 170: 165113 + 977 = 166090
Step 171: 166090 + 977 = 167067
Step 172: 167067 + 977 = 168044
Step 173: 168044 + 977 = 169021
Step 174: 169021 + 977 = 169998
Step 175: 169998 + 977 = 170975
Step 176: 170975 + 977 = 171952
Step 177: 171952 + 977 = 172929
Step 178: 172929 + 977 = 173906
Step 179: 173906 + 977 = 174883
Step 180: 174883 + 977 = 175860
Step 181: 175860 + 977 = 176837
Step 182: 176837 + 977 = 177814
Step 183: 177814 + 977 = 178791
Step 184: 178791 + 977 = 179768
Step 185: 179768 + 977 = 180745
Step 186: 180745 + 977 = 181722
Step 187: 181722 + 977 = 182699
Step 188: 182699 + 977 = 183676
Step 189: 183676 + 977 = 184653
Step 190: 184653 + 977 = 185630
Step 191: 185630 + 977 = 186607
Step 192: 186607 + 977 = 187584
Step 193: 187584 + 977 = 188561
Step 194: 188561 + 977 = 189538
Step 195: 189538 + 977 = 190515
Step 196: 190515 + 977 = 191492
Step 197: 191492 + 977 = 192469
Step 198: 192469 + 977 = 193446
Step 199: 193446 + 977 = 194423
Step 200: 194423 + 977 = 195400
Step 201: 195400 + 977 = 196377
Step 202: 196377 + 977 = 197354
Step 203: 197354 + 977 = 198331
Step 204: 198331 + 977 = 199308
Step 205: 199308 + 977 = 200285
Step 206: 200285 + 977 = 201262
Step 207: 201262 + 977 = 202239
Step 208: 202239 + 977 = 203216
Step 209: 203216 + 977 = 204193
Step 210: 204193 + 977 = 205170
Step 211: 205170 + 977 = 206147
Step 212: 206147 + 977 = 207124
Step 213: 207124 + 977 = 208101
Step 214: 208101 + 977 = 209078
Step 215: 209078 + 977 = 210055
Step 216: 210055 + 977 = 211032
Step 217: 211032 + 977 = 212009
Step 218: 212009 + 977 = 212986
Step 219: 212986 + 977 = 213963
Step 220: 213963 + 977 = 214940
Step 221: 214940 + 977 = 215917
Step 222: 215917 + 977 = 216894
Step 223: 216894 + 977 = 217871
Step 224: 217871 + 977 = 218848
Step 225: 218848 + 977 = 219825
Step 226: 219825 + 977 = 220802
Step 227: 220802 + 977 = 221779
Step 228: 221779 + 977 = 222756
Step 229: 222756 + 977 = 223733
Step 230: 223733 + 977 = 224710
Step 231: 224710 + 977 = 225687
Step 232: 225687 + 977 = 226664
Step 233: 226664 + 977 = 227641
Step 234: 227641 + 977 = 228618
Step 235: 228618 + 977 = 229595
Step 236: 229595 + 977 = 230572
Step 237: 230572 + 977 = 231549
Step 238: 231549 + 977 = 232526
Step 239: 232526 + 977 = 233503
Step 240: 233503 + 977 = 234480
Step 241: 234480 + 977 = 235457
Step 242: 235457 + 977 = 236434
Step 243: 236434 + 977 = 237411
Step 244: 237411 + 977 = 238388
Step 245: 238388 + 977 = 239365
Step 246: 239365 + 977 = 240342
Step 247: 240342 + 977 = 241319
Step 248: 241319 + 977 = 242296
Step 249: 242296 + 977 = 243273
Step 250: 243273 + 977 = 244250
Step 251: 244250 + 977 = 245227
Step 252: 245227 + 977 = 246204
Step 253: 246204 + 977 = 247181
Step 254: 247181 + 977 = 248158
Step 255: 248158 + 977 = 249135
Step 256: 249135 + 977 = 250112
Step 257: 250112 + 977 = 251089
Step 258: 251089 + 977 = 252066
Step 259: 252066 + 977 = 253043
Step 260: 253043 + 977 = 254020
Step 261: 254020 + 977 = 254997
Step 262: 254997 + 977 = 255974
Step 263: 255974 + 977 = 256951
Step 264: 256951 + 977 = 257928
Step 265: 257928 + 977 = 258905
Step 266: 258905 + 977 = 259882
Step 267: 259882 + 977 = 260859
Step 268: 260859 + 977 = 261836
Step 269: 261836 + 977 = 262813
Step 270: 262813 + 977 = 263790
Step 271: 263790 + 977 = 264767
Step 272: 264767 + 977 = 265744
Step 273: 265744 + 977 = 266721
Step 274: 266721 + 977 = 267698
Step 275: 267698 + 977 = 268675
Step 276: 268675 + 977 = 269652
Step 277: 269652 + 977 = 270629
Step 278: 270629 + 977 = 271606
Step 279: 271606 + 977 = 272583
Step 280: 272583 + 977 = 273560
Step 281: 273560 + 977 = 274537
Step 282: 274537 + 977 = 275514
Step 283: 275514 + 977 = 276491
Step 284: 276491 + 977 = 277468
Step 285: 277468 + 977 = 278445
Step 286: 278445 + 977 = 279422
Step 287: 279422 + 977 = 280399
Step 288: 280399 + 977 = 281376
Step 289: 281376 + 977 = 282353
Step 290: 282353 + 977 = 283330
Step 291: 283330 + 977 = 284307
Step 292: 284307 + 977 = 285284
Step 293: 285284 + 977 = 286261
Step 294: 286261 + 977 = 287238
Step 295: 287238 + 977 = 288215

So, 977*295 = 288215