Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 499. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 250. So, we're going to take the number 499 and add it to itself 250 times.
Step 1: 0 + 499 = 499
Step 2: 499 + 499 = 998
Step 3: 998 + 499 = 1497
Step 4: 1497 + 499 = 1996
Step 5: 1996 + 499 = 2495
Step 6: 2495 + 499 = 2994
Step 7: 2994 + 499 = 3493
Step 8: 3493 + 499 = 3992
Step 9: 3992 + 499 = 4491
Step 10: 4491 + 499 = 4990
Step 11: 4990 + 499 = 5489
Step 12: 5489 + 499 = 5988
Step 13: 5988 + 499 = 6487
Step 14: 6487 + 499 = 6986
Step 15: 6986 + 499 = 7485
Step 16: 7485 + 499 = 7984
Step 17: 7984 + 499 = 8483
Step 18: 8483 + 499 = 8982
Step 19: 8982 + 499 = 9481
Step 20: 9481 + 499 = 9980
Step 21: 9980 + 499 = 10479
Step 22: 10479 + 499 = 10978
Step 23: 10978 + 499 = 11477
Step 24: 11477 + 499 = 11976
Step 25: 11976 + 499 = 12475
Step 26: 12475 + 499 = 12974
Step 27: 12974 + 499 = 13473
Step 28: 13473 + 499 = 13972
Step 29: 13972 + 499 = 14471
Step 30: 14471 + 499 = 14970
Step 31: 14970 + 499 = 15469
Step 32: 15469 + 499 = 15968
Step 33: 15968 + 499 = 16467
Step 34: 16467 + 499 = 16966
Step 35: 16966 + 499 = 17465
Step 36: 17465 + 499 = 17964
Step 37: 17964 + 499 = 18463
Step 38: 18463 + 499 = 18962
Step 39: 18962 + 499 = 19461
Step 40: 19461 + 499 = 19960
Step 41: 19960 + 499 = 20459
Step 42: 20459 + 499 = 20958
Step 43: 20958 + 499 = 21457
Step 44: 21457 + 499 = 21956
Step 45: 21956 + 499 = 22455
Step 46: 22455 + 499 = 22954
Step 47: 22954 + 499 = 23453
Step 48: 23453 + 499 = 23952
Step 49: 23952 + 499 = 24451
Step 50: 24451 + 499 = 24950
Step 51: 24950 + 499 = 25449
Step 52: 25449 + 499 = 25948
Step 53: 25948 + 499 = 26447
Step 54: 26447 + 499 = 26946
Step 55: 26946 + 499 = 27445
Step 56: 27445 + 499 = 27944
Step 57: 27944 + 499 = 28443
Step 58: 28443 + 499 = 28942
Step 59: 28942 + 499 = 29441
Step 60: 29441 + 499 = 29940
Step 61: 29940 + 499 = 30439
Step 62: 30439 + 499 = 30938
Step 63: 30938 + 499 = 31437
Step 64: 31437 + 499 = 31936
Step 65: 31936 + 499 = 32435
Step 66: 32435 + 499 = 32934
Step 67: 32934 + 499 = 33433
Step 68: 33433 + 499 = 33932
Step 69: 33932 + 499 = 34431
Step 70: 34431 + 499 = 34930
Step 71: 34930 + 499 = 35429
Step 72: 35429 + 499 = 35928
Step 73: 35928 + 499 = 36427
Step 74: 36427 + 499 = 36926
Step 75: 36926 + 499 = 37425
Step 76: 37425 + 499 = 37924
Step 77: 37924 + 499 = 38423
Step 78: 38423 + 499 = 38922
Step 79: 38922 + 499 = 39421
Step 80: 39421 + 499 = 39920
Step 81: 39920 + 499 = 40419
Step 82: 40419 + 499 = 40918
Step 83: 40918 + 499 = 41417
Step 84: 41417 + 499 = 41916
Step 85: 41916 + 499 = 42415
Step 86: 42415 + 499 = 42914
Step 87: 42914 + 499 = 43413
Step 88: 43413 + 499 = 43912
Step 89: 43912 + 499 = 44411
Step 90: 44411 + 499 = 44910
Step 91: 44910 + 499 = 45409
Step 92: 45409 + 499 = 45908
Step 93: 45908 + 499 = 46407
Step 94: 46407 + 499 = 46906
Step 95: 46906 + 499 = 47405
Step 96: 47405 + 499 = 47904
Step 97: 47904 + 499 = 48403
Step 98: 48403 + 499 = 48902
Step 99: 48902 + 499 = 49401
Step 100: 49401 + 499 = 49900
Step 101: 49900 + 499 = 50399
Step 102: 50399 + 499 = 50898
Step 103: 50898 + 499 = 51397
Step 104: 51397 + 499 = 51896
Step 105: 51896 + 499 = 52395
Step 106: 52395 + 499 = 52894
Step 107: 52894 + 499 = 53393
Step 108: 53393 + 499 = 53892
Step 109: 53892 + 499 = 54391
Step 110: 54391 + 499 = 54890
Step 111: 54890 + 499 = 55389
Step 112: 55389 + 499 = 55888
Step 113: 55888 + 499 = 56387
Step 114: 56387 + 499 = 56886
Step 115: 56886 + 499 = 57385
Step 116: 57385 + 499 = 57884
Step 117: 57884 + 499 = 58383
Step 118: 58383 + 499 = 58882
Step 119: 58882 + 499 = 59381
Step 120: 59381 + 499 = 59880
Step 121: 59880 + 499 = 60379
Step 122: 60379 + 499 = 60878
Step 123: 60878 + 499 = 61377
Step 124: 61377 + 499 = 61876
Step 125: 61876 + 499 = 62375
Step 126: 62375 + 499 = 62874
Step 127: 62874 + 499 = 63373
Step 128: 63373 + 499 = 63872
Step 129: 63872 + 499 = 64371
Step 130: 64371 + 499 = 64870
Step 131: 64870 + 499 = 65369
Step 132: 65369 + 499 = 65868
Step 133: 65868 + 499 = 66367
Step 134: 66367 + 499 = 66866
Step 135: 66866 + 499 = 67365
Step 136: 67365 + 499 = 67864
Step 137: 67864 + 499 = 68363
Step 138: 68363 + 499 = 68862
Step 139: 68862 + 499 = 69361
Step 140: 69361 + 499 = 69860
Step 141: 69860 + 499 = 70359
Step 142: 70359 + 499 = 70858
Step 143: 70858 + 499 = 71357
Step 144: 71357 + 499 = 71856
Step 145: 71856 + 499 = 72355
Step 146: 72355 + 499 = 72854
Step 147: 72854 + 499 = 73353
Step 148: 73353 + 499 = 73852
Step 149: 73852 + 499 = 74351
Step 150: 74351 + 499 = 74850
Step 151: 74850 + 499 = 75349
Step 152: 75349 + 499 = 75848
Step 153: 75848 + 499 = 76347
Step 154: 76347 + 499 = 76846
Step 155: 76846 + 499 = 77345
Step 156: 77345 + 499 = 77844
Step 157: 77844 + 499 = 78343
Step 158: 78343 + 499 = 78842
Step 159: 78842 + 499 = 79341
Step 160: 79341 + 499 = 79840
Step 161: 79840 + 499 = 80339
Step 162: 80339 + 499 = 80838
Step 163: 80838 + 499 = 81337
Step 164: 81337 + 499 = 81836
Step 165: 81836 + 499 = 82335
Step 166: 82335 + 499 = 82834
Step 167: 82834 + 499 = 83333
Step 168: 83333 + 499 = 83832
Step 169: 83832 + 499 = 84331
Step 170: 84331 + 499 = 84830
Step 171: 84830 + 499 = 85329
Step 172: 85329 + 499 = 85828
Step 173: 85828 + 499 = 86327
Step 174: 86327 + 499 = 86826
Step 175: 86826 + 499 = 87325
Step 176: 87325 + 499 = 87824
Step 177: 87824 + 499 = 88323
Step 178: 88323 + 499 = 88822
Step 179: 88822 + 499 = 89321
Step 180: 89321 + 499 = 89820
Step 181: 89820 + 499 = 90319
Step 182: 90319 + 499 = 90818
Step 183: 90818 + 499 = 91317
Step 184: 91317 + 499 = 91816
Step 185: 91816 + 499 = 92315
Step 186: 92315 + 499 = 92814
Step 187: 92814 + 499 = 93313
Step 188: 93313 + 499 = 93812
Step 189: 93812 + 499 = 94311
Step 190: 94311 + 499 = 94810
Step 191: 94810 + 499 = 95309
Step 192: 95309 + 499 = 95808
Step 193: 95808 + 499 = 96307
Step 194: 96307 + 499 = 96806
Step 195: 96806 + 499 = 97305
Step 196: 97305 + 499 = 97804
Step 197: 97804 + 499 = 98303
Step 198: 98303 + 499 = 98802
Step 199: 98802 + 499 = 99301
Step 200: 99301 + 499 = 99800
Step 201: 99800 + 499 = 100299
Step 202: 100299 + 499 = 100798
Step 203: 100798 + 499 = 101297
Step 204: 101297 + 499 = 101796
Step 205: 101796 + 499 = 102295
Step 206: 102295 + 499 = 102794
Step 207: 102794 + 499 = 103293
Step 208: 103293 + 499 = 103792
Step 209: 103792 + 499 = 104291
Step 210: 104291 + 499 = 104790
Step 211: 104790 + 499 = 105289
Step 212: 105289 + 499 = 105788
Step 213: 105788 + 499 = 106287
Step 214: 106287 + 499 = 106786
Step 215: 106786 + 499 = 107285
Step 216: 107285 + 499 = 107784
Step 217: 107784 + 499 = 108283
Step 218: 108283 + 499 = 108782
Step 219: 108782 + 499 = 109281
Step 220: 109281 + 499 = 109780
Step 221: 109780 + 499 = 110279
Step 222: 110279 + 499 = 110778
Step 223: 110778 + 499 = 111277
Step 224: 111277 + 499 = 111776
Step 225: 111776 + 499 = 112275
Step 226: 112275 + 499 = 112774
Step 227: 112774 + 499 = 113273
Step 228: 113273 + 499 = 113772
Step 229: 113772 + 499 = 114271
Step 230: 114271 + 499 = 114770
Step 231: 114770 + 499 = 115269
Step 232: 115269 + 499 = 115768
Step 233: 115768 + 499 = 116267
Step 234: 116267 + 499 = 116766
Step 235: 116766 + 499 = 117265
Step 236: 117265 + 499 = 117764
Step 237: 117764 + 499 = 118263
Step 238: 118263 + 499 = 118762
Step 239: 118762 + 499 = 119261
Step 240: 119261 + 499 = 119760
Step 241: 119760 + 499 = 120259
Step 242: 120259 + 499 = 120758
Step 243: 120758 + 499 = 121257
Step 244: 121257 + 499 = 121756
Step 245: 121756 + 499 = 122255
Step 246: 122255 + 499 = 122754
Step 247: 122754 + 499 = 123253
Step 248: 123253 + 499 = 123752
Step 249: 123752 + 499 = 124251
Step 250: 124251 + 499 = 124750

So, 499*250 = 124750