Alright, let's work through 1525 times 976 step by step
1525 × 976 = 976 × (1525)
+ 976 × 5 that results in 4880
+ 976 × 20 yielding 19520
+ 976 × 500 producing 488000
+ 976 × 1000 what gives us 976000

= 1488400
