Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 980. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 101. So, we're going to take the number 980 and add it to itself 101 times.
Step 1: 0 + 980 = 980
Step 2: 980 + 980 = 1960
Step 3: 1960 + 980 = 2940
Step 4: 2940 + 980 = 3920
Step 5: 3920 + 980 = 4900
Step 6: 4900 + 980 = 5880
Step 7: 5880 + 980 = 6860
Step 8: 6860 + 980 = 7840
Step 9: 7840 + 980 = 8820
Step 10: 8820 + 980 = 9800
Step 11: 9800 + 980 = 10780
Step 12: 10780 + 980 = 11760
Step 13: 11760 + 980 = 12740
Step 14: 12740 + 980 = 13720
Step 15: 13720 + 980 = 14700
Step 16: 14700 + 980 = 15680
Step 17: 15680 + 980 = 16660
Step 18: 16660 + 980 = 17640
Step 19: 17640 + 980 = 18620
Step 20: 18620 + 980 = 19600
Step 21: 19600 + 980 = 20580
Step 22: 20580 + 980 = 21560
Step 23: 21560 + 980 = 22540
Step 24: 22540 + 980 = 23520
Step 25: 23520 + 980 = 24500
Step 26: 24500 + 980 = 25480
Step 27: 25480 + 980 = 26460
Step 28: 26460 + 980 = 27440
Step 29: 27440 + 980 = 28420
Step 30: 28420 + 980 = 29400
Step 31: 29400 + 980 = 30380
Step 32: 30380 + 980 = 31360
Step 33: 31360 + 980 = 32340
Step 34: 32340 + 980 = 33320
Step 35: 33320 + 980 = 34300
Step 36: 34300 + 980 = 35280
Step 37: 35280 + 980 = 36260
Step 38: 36260 + 980 = 37240
Step 39: 37240 + 980 = 38220
Step 40: 38220 + 980 = 39200
Step 41: 39200 + 980 = 40180
Step 42: 40180 + 980 = 41160
Step 43: 41160 + 980 = 42140
Step 44: 42140 + 980 = 43120
Step 45: 43120 + 980 = 44100
Step 46: 44100 + 980 = 45080
Step 47: 45080 + 980 = 46060
Step 48: 46060 + 980 = 47040
Step 49: 47040 + 980 = 48020
Step 50: 48020 + 980 = 49000
Step 51: 49000 + 980 = 49980
Step 52: 49980 + 980 = 50960
Step 53: 50960 + 980 = 51940
Step 54: 51940 + 980 = 52920
Step 55: 52920 + 980 = 53900
Step 56: 53900 + 980 = 54880
Step 57: 54880 + 980 = 55860
Step 58: 55860 + 980 = 56840
Step 59: 56840 + 980 = 57820
Step 60: 57820 + 980 = 58800
Step 61: 58800 + 980 = 59780
Step 62: 59780 + 980 = 60760
Step 63: 60760 + 980 = 61740
Step 64: 61740 + 980 = 62720
Step 65: 62720 + 980 = 63700
Step 66: 63700 + 980 = 64680
Step 67: 64680 + 980 = 65660
Step 68: 65660 + 980 = 66640
Step 69: 66640 + 980 = 67620
Step 70: 67620 + 980 = 68600
Step 71: 68600 + 980 = 69580
Step 72: 69580 + 980 = 70560
Step 73: 70560 + 980 = 71540
Step 74: 71540 + 980 = 72520
Step 75: 72520 + 980 = 73500
Step 76: 73500 + 980 = 74480
Step 77: 74480 + 980 = 75460
Step 78: 75460 + 980 = 76440
Step 79: 76440 + 980 = 77420
Step 80: 77420 + 980 = 78400
Step 81: 78400 + 980 = 79380
Step 82: 79380 + 980 = 80360
Step 83: 80360 + 980 = 81340
Step 84: 81340 + 980 = 82320
Step 85: 82320 + 980 = 83300
Step 86: 83300 + 980 = 84280
Step 87: 84280 + 980 = 85260
Step 88: 85260 + 980 = 86240
Step 89: 86240 + 980 = 87220
Step 90: 87220 + 980 = 88200
Step 91: 88200 + 980 = 89180
Step 92: 89180 + 980 = 90160
Step 93: 90160 + 980 = 91140
Step 94: 91140 + 980 = 92120
Step 95: 92120 + 980 = 93100
Step 96: 93100 + 980 = 94080
Step 97: 94080 + 980 = 95060
Step 98: 95060 + 980 = 96040
Step 99: 96040 + 980 = 97020
Step 100: 97020 + 980 = 98000
Step 101: 98000 + 980 = 98980

So, 980*101 = 98980