Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 9. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 442. So, we're going to take the number 9 and add it to itself 442 times.
Step 1: 0 + 9 = 9
Step 2: 9 + 9 = 18
Step 3: 18 + 9 = 27
Step 4: 27 + 9 = 36
Step 5: 36 + 9 = 45
Step 6: 45 + 9 = 54
Step 7: 54 + 9 = 63
Step 8: 63 + 9 = 72
Step 9: 72 + 9 = 81
Step 10: 81 + 9 = 90
Step 11: 90 + 9 = 99
Step 12: 99 + 9 = 108
Step 13: 108 + 9 = 117
Step 14: 117 + 9 = 126
Step 15: 126 + 9 = 135
Step 16: 135 + 9 = 144
Step 17: 144 + 9 = 153
Step 18: 153 + 9 = 162
Step 19: 162 + 9 = 171
Step 20: 171 + 9 = 180
Step 21: 180 + 9 = 189
Step 22: 189 + 9 = 198
Step 23: 198 + 9 = 207
Step 24: 207 + 9 = 216
Step 25: 216 + 9 = 225
Step 26: 225 + 9 = 234
Step 27: 234 + 9 = 243
Step 28: 243 + 9 = 252
Step 29: 252 + 9 = 261
Step 30: 261 + 9 = 270
Step 31: 270 + 9 = 279
Step 32: 279 + 9 = 288
Step 33: 288 + 9 = 297
Step 34: 297 + 9 = 306
Step 35: 306 + 9 = 315
Step 36: 315 + 9 = 324
Step 37: 324 + 9 = 333
Step 38: 333 + 9 = 342
Step 39: 342 + 9 = 351
Step 40: 351 + 9 = 360
Step 41: 360 + 9 = 369
Step 42: 369 + 9 = 378
Step 43: 378 + 9 = 387
Step 44: 387 + 9 = 396
Step 45: 396 + 9 = 405
Step 46: 405 + 9 = 414
Step 47: 414 + 9 = 423
Step 48: 423 + 9 = 432
Step 49: 432 + 9 = 441
Step 50: 441 + 9 = 450
Step 51: 450 + 9 = 459
Step 52: 459 + 9 = 468
Step 53: 468 + 9 = 477
Step 54: 477 + 9 = 486
Step 55: 486 + 9 = 495
Step 56: 495 + 9 = 504
Step 57: 504 + 9 = 513
Step 58: 513 + 9 = 522
Step 59: 522 + 9 = 531
Step 60: 531 + 9 = 540
Step 61: 540 + 9 = 549
Step 62: 549 + 9 = 558
Step 63: 558 + 9 = 567
Step 64: 567 + 9 = 576
Step 65: 576 + 9 = 585
Step 66: 585 + 9 = 594
Step 67: 594 + 9 = 603
Step 68: 603 + 9 = 612
Step 69: 612 + 9 = 621
Step 70: 621 + 9 = 630
Step 71: 630 + 9 = 639
Step 72: 639 + 9 = 648
Step 73: 648 + 9 = 657
Step 74: 657 + 9 = 666
Step 75: 666 + 9 = 675
Step 76: 675 + 9 = 684
Step 77: 684 + 9 = 693
Step 78: 693 + 9 = 702
Step 79: 702 + 9 = 711
Step 80: 711 + 9 = 720
Step 81: 720 + 9 = 729
Step 82: 729 + 9 = 738
Step 83: 738 + 9 = 747
Step 84: 747 + 9 = 756
Step 85: 756 + 9 = 765
Step 86: 765 + 9 = 774
Step 87: 774 + 9 = 783
Step 88: 783 + 9 = 792
Step 89: 792 + 9 = 801
Step 90: 801 + 9 = 810
Step 91: 810 + 9 = 819
Step 92: 819 + 9 = 828
Step 93: 828 + 9 = 837
Step 94: 837 + 9 = 846
Step 95: 846 + 9 = 855
Step 96: 855 + 9 = 864
Step 97: 864 + 9 = 873
Step 98: 873 + 9 = 882
Step 99: 882 + 9 = 891
Step 100: 891 + 9 = 900
Step 101: 900 + 9 = 909
Step 102: 909 + 9 = 918
Step 103: 918 + 9 = 927
Step 104: 927 + 9 = 936
Step 105: 936 + 9 = 945
Step 106: 945 + 9 = 954
Step 107: 954 + 9 = 963
Step 108: 963 + 9 = 972
Step 109: 972 + 9 = 981
Step 110: 981 + 9 = 990
Step 111: 990 + 9 = 999
Step 112: 999 + 9 = 1008
Step 113: 1008 + 9 = 1017
Step 114: 1017 + 9 = 1026
Step 115: 1026 + 9 = 1035
Step 116: 1035 + 9 = 1044
Step 117: 1044 + 9 = 1053
Step 118: 1053 + 9 = 1062
Step 119: 1062 + 9 = 1071
Step 120: 1071 + 9 = 1080
Step 121: 1080 + 9 = 1089
Step 122: 1089 + 9 = 1098
Step 123: 1098 + 9 = 1107
Step 124: 1107 + 9 = 1116
Step 125: 1116 + 9 = 1125
Step 126: 1125 + 9 = 1134
Step 127: 1134 + 9 = 1143
Step 128: 1143 + 9 = 1152
Step 129: 1152 + 9 = 1161
Step 130: 1161 + 9 = 1170
Step 131: 1170 + 9 = 1179
Step 132: 1179 + 9 = 1188
Step 133: 1188 + 9 = 1197
Step 134: 1197 + 9 = 1206
Step 135: 1206 + 9 = 1215
Step 136: 1215 + 9 = 1224
Step 137: 1224 + 9 = 1233
Step 138: 1233 + 9 = 1242
Step 139: 1242 + 9 = 1251
Step 140: 1251 + 9 = 1260
Step 141: 1260 + 9 = 1269
Step 142: 1269 + 9 = 1278
Step 143: 1278 + 9 = 1287
Step 144: 1287 + 9 = 1296
Step 145: 1296 + 9 = 1305
Step 146: 1305 + 9 = 1314
Step 147: 1314 + 9 = 1323
Step 148: 1323 + 9 = 1332
Step 149: 1332 + 9 = 1341
Step 150: 1341 + 9 = 1350
Step 151: 1350 + 9 = 1359
Step 152: 1359 + 9 = 1368
Step 153: 1368 + 9 = 1377
Step 154: 1377 + 9 = 1386
Step 155: 1386 + 9 = 1395
Step 156: 1395 + 9 = 1404
Step 157: 1404 + 9 = 1413
Step 158: 1413 + 9 = 1422
Step 159: 1422 + 9 = 1431
Step 160: 1431 + 9 = 1440
Step 161: 1440 + 9 = 1449
Step 162: 1449 + 9 = 1458
Step 163: 1458 + 9 = 1467
Step 164: 1467 + 9 = 1476
Step 165: 1476 + 9 = 1485
Step 166: 1485 + 9 = 1494
Step 167: 1494 + 9 = 1503
Step 168: 1503 + 9 = 1512
Step 169: 1512 + 9 = 1521
Step 170: 1521 + 9 = 1530
Step 171: 1530 + 9 = 1539
Step 172: 1539 + 9 = 1548
Step 173: 1548 + 9 = 1557
Step 174: 1557 + 9 = 1566
Step 175: 1566 + 9 = 1575
Step 176: 1575 + 9 = 1584
Step 177: 1584 + 9 = 1593
Step 178: 1593 + 9 = 1602
Step 179: 1602 + 9 = 1611
Step 180: 1611 + 9 = 1620
Step 181: 1620 + 9 = 1629
Step 182: 1629 + 9 = 1638
Step 183: 1638 + 9 = 1647
Step 184: 1647 + 9 = 1656
Step 185: 1656 + 9 = 1665
Step 186: 1665 + 9 = 1674
Step 187: 1674 + 9 = 1683
Step 188: 1683 + 9 = 1692
Step 189: 1692 + 9 = 1701
Step 190: 1701 + 9 = 1710
Step 191: 1710 + 9 = 1719
Step 192: 1719 + 9 = 1728
Step 193: 1728 + 9 = 1737
Step 194: 1737 + 9 = 1746
Step 195: 1746 + 9 = 1755
Step 196: 1755 + 9 = 1764
Step 197: 1764 + 9 = 1773
Step 198: 1773 + 9 = 1782
Step 199: 1782 + 9 = 1791
Step 200: 1791 + 9 = 1800
Step 201: 1800 + 9 = 1809
Step 202: 1809 + 9 = 1818
Step 203: 1818 + 9 = 1827
Step 204: 1827 + 9 = 1836
Step 205: 1836 + 9 = 1845
Step 206: 1845 + 9 = 1854
Step 207: 1854 + 9 = 1863
Step 208: 1863 + 9 = 1872
Step 209: 1872 + 9 = 1881
Step 210: 1881 + 9 = 1890
Step 211: 1890 + 9 = 1899
Step 212: 1899 + 9 = 1908
Step 213: 1908 + 9 = 1917
Step 214: 1917 + 9 = 1926
Step 215: 1926 + 9 = 1935
Step 216: 1935 + 9 = 1944
Step 217: 1944 + 9 = 1953
Step 218: 1953 + 9 = 1962
Step 219: 1962 + 9 = 1971
Step 220: 1971 + 9 = 1980
Step 221: 1980 + 9 = 1989
Step 222: 1989 + 9 = 1998
Step 223: 1998 + 9 = 2007
Step 224: 2007 + 9 = 2016
Step 225: 2016 + 9 = 2025
Step 226: 2025 + 9 = 2034
Step 227: 2034 + 9 = 2043
Step 228: 2043 + 9 = 2052
Step 229: 2052 + 9 = 2061
Step 230: 2061 + 9 = 2070
Step 231: 2070 + 9 = 2079
Step 232: 2079 + 9 = 2088
Step 233: 2088 + 9 = 2097
Step 234: 2097 + 9 = 2106
Step 235: 2106 + 9 = 2115
Step 236: 2115 + 9 = 2124
Step 237: 2124 + 9 = 2133
Step 238: 2133 + 9 = 2142
Step 239: 2142 + 9 = 2151
Step 240: 2151 + 9 = 2160
Step 241: 2160 + 9 = 2169
Step 242: 2169 + 9 = 2178
Step 243: 2178 + 9 = 2187
Step 244: 2187 + 9 = 2196
Step 245: 2196 + 9 = 2205
Step 246: 2205 + 9 = 2214
Step 247: 2214 + 9 = 2223
Step 248: 2223 + 9 = 2232
Step 249: 2232 + 9 = 2241
Step 250: 2241 + 9 = 2250
Step 251: 2250 + 9 = 2259
Step 252: 2259 + 9 = 2268
Step 253: 2268 + 9 = 2277
Step 254: 2277 + 9 = 2286
Step 255: 2286 + 9 = 2295
Step 256: 2295 + 9 = 2304
Step 257: 2304 + 9 = 2313
Step 258: 2313 + 9 = 2322
Step 259: 2322 + 9 = 2331
Step 260: 2331 + 9 = 2340
Step 261: 2340 + 9 = 2349
Step 262: 2349 + 9 = 2358
Step 263: 2358 + 9 = 2367
Step 264: 2367 + 9 = 2376
Step 265: 2376 + 9 = 2385
Step 266: 2385 + 9 = 2394
Step 267: 2394 + 9 = 2403
Step 268: 2403 + 9 = 2412
Step 269: 2412 + 9 = 2421
Step 270: 2421 + 9 = 2430
Step 271: 2430 + 9 = 2439
Step 272: 2439 + 9 = 2448
Step 273: 2448 + 9 = 2457
Step 274: 2457 + 9 = 2466
Step 275: 2466 + 9 = 2475
Step 276: 2475 + 9 = 2484
Step 277: 2484 + 9 = 2493
Step 278: 2493 + 9 = 2502
Step 279: 2502 + 9 = 2511
Step 280: 2511 + 9 = 2520
Step 281: 2520 + 9 = 2529
Step 282: 2529 + 9 = 2538
Step 283: 2538 + 9 = 2547
Step 284: 2547 + 9 = 2556
Step 285: 2556 + 9 = 2565
Step 286: 2565 + 9 = 2574
Step 287: 2574 + 9 = 2583
Step 288: 2583 + 9 = 2592
Step 289: 2592 + 9 = 2601
Step 290: 2601 + 9 = 2610
Step 291: 2610 + 9 = 2619
Step 292: 2619 + 9 = 2628
Step 293: 2628 + 9 = 2637
Step 294: 2637 + 9 = 2646
Step 295: 2646 + 9 = 2655
Step 296: 2655 + 9 = 2664
Step 297: 2664 + 9 = 2673
Step 298: 2673 + 9 = 2682
Step 299: 2682 + 9 = 2691
Step 300: 2691 + 9 = 2700
Step 301: 2700 + 9 = 2709
Step 302: 2709 + 9 = 2718
Step 303: 2718 + 9 = 2727
Step 304: 2727 + 9 = 2736
Step 305: 2736 + 9 = 2745
Step 306: 2745 + 9 = 2754
Step 307: 2754 + 9 = 2763
Step 308: 2763 + 9 = 2772
Step 309: 2772 + 9 = 2781
Step 310: 2781 + 9 = 2790
Step 311: 2790 + 9 = 2799
Step 312: 2799 + 9 = 2808
Step 313: 2808 + 9 = 2817
Step 314: 2817 + 9 = 2826
Step 315: 2826 + 9 = 2835
Step 316: 2835 + 9 = 2844
Step 317: 2844 + 9 = 2853
Step 318: 2853 + 9 = 2862
Step 319: 2862 + 9 = 2871
Step 320: 2871 + 9 = 2880
Step 321: 2880 + 9 = 2889
Step 322: 2889 + 9 = 2898
Step 323: 2898 + 9 = 2907
Step 324: 2907 + 9 = 2916
Step 325: 2916 + 9 = 2925
Step 326: 2925 + 9 = 2934
Step 327: 2934 + 9 = 2943
Step 328: 2943 + 9 = 2952
Step 329: 2952 + 9 = 2961
Step 330: 2961 + 9 = 2970
Step 331: 2970 + 9 = 2979
Step 332: 2979 + 9 = 2988
Step 333: 2988 + 9 = 2997
Step 334: 2997 + 9 = 3006
Step 335: 3006 + 9 = 3015
Step 336: 3015 + 9 = 3024
Step 337: 3024 + 9 = 3033
Step 338: 3033 + 9 = 3042
Step 339: 3042 + 9 = 3051
Step 340: 3051 + 9 = 3060
Step 341: 3060 + 9 = 3069
Step 342: 3069 + 9 = 3078
Step 343: 3078 + 9 = 3087
Step 344: 3087 + 9 = 3096
Step 345: 3096 + 9 = 3105
Step 346: 3105 + 9 = 3114
Step 347: 3114 + 9 = 3123
Step 348: 3123 + 9 = 3132
Step 349: 3132 + 9 = 3141
Step 350: 3141 + 9 = 3150
Step 351: 3150 + 9 = 3159
Step 352: 3159 + 9 = 3168
Step 353: 3168 + 9 = 3177
Step 354: 3177 + 9 = 3186
Step 355: 3186 + 9 = 3195
Step 356: 3195 + 9 = 3204
Step 357: 3204 + 9 = 3213
Step 358: 3213 + 9 = 3222
Step 359: 3222 + 9 = 3231
Step 360: 3231 + 9 = 3240
Step 361: 3240 + 9 = 3249
Step 362: 3249 + 9 = 3258
Step 363: 3258 + 9 = 3267
Step 364: 3267 + 9 = 3276
Step 365: 3276 + 9 = 3285
Step 366: 3285 + 9 = 3294
Step 367: 3294 + 9 = 3303
Step 368: 3303 + 9 = 3312
Step 369: 3312 + 9 = 3321
Step 370: 3321 + 9 = 3330
Step 371: 3330 + 9 = 3339
Step 372: 3339 + 9 = 3348
Step 373: 3348 + 9 = 3357
Step 374: 3357 + 9 = 3366
Step 375: 3366 + 9 = 3375
Step 376: 3375 + 9 = 3384
Step 377: 3384 + 9 = 3393
Step 378: 3393 + 9 = 3402
Step 379: 3402 + 9 = 3411
Step 380: 3411 + 9 = 3420
Step 381: 3420 + 9 = 3429
Step 382: 3429 + 9 = 3438
Step 383: 3438 + 9 = 3447
Step 384: 3447 + 9 = 3456
Step 385: 3456 + 9 = 3465
Step 386: 3465 + 9 = 3474
Step 387: 3474 + 9 = 3483
Step 388: 3483 + 9 = 3492
Step 389: 3492 + 9 = 3501
Step 390: 3501 + 9 = 3510
Step 391: 3510 + 9 = 3519
Step 392: 3519 + 9 = 3528
Step 393: 3528 + 9 = 3537
Step 394: 3537 + 9 = 3546
Step 395: 3546 + 9 = 3555
Step 396: 3555 + 9 = 3564
Step 397: 3564 + 9 = 3573
Step 398: 3573 + 9 = 3582
Step 399: 3582 + 9 = 3591
Step 400: 3591 + 9 = 3600
Step 401: 3600 + 9 = 3609
Step 402: 3609 + 9 = 3618
Step 403: 3618 + 9 = 3627
Step 404: 3627 + 9 = 3636
Step 405: 3636 + 9 = 3645
Step 406: 3645 + 9 = 3654
Step 407: 3654 + 9 = 3663
Step 408: 3663 + 9 = 3672
Step 409: 3672 + 9 = 3681
Step 410: 3681 + 9 = 3690
Step 411: 3690 + 9 = 3699
Step 412: 3699 + 9 = 3708
Step 413: 3708 + 9 = 3717
Step 414: 3717 + 9 = 3726
Step 415: 3726 + 9 = 3735
Step 416: 3735 + 9 = 3744
Step 417: 3744 + 9 = 3753
Step 418: 3753 + 9 = 3762
Step 419: 3762 + 9 = 3771
Step 420: 3771 + 9 = 3780
Step 421: 3780 + 9 = 3789
Step 422: 3789 + 9 = 3798
Step 423: 3798 + 9 = 3807
Step 424: 3807 + 9 = 3816
Step 425: 3816 + 9 = 3825
Step 426: 3825 + 9 = 3834
Step 427: 3834 + 9 = 3843
Step 428: 3843 + 9 = 3852
Step 429: 3852 + 9 = 3861
Step 430: 3861 + 9 = 3870
Step 431: 3870 + 9 = 3879
Step 432: 3879 + 9 = 3888
Step 433: 3888 + 9 = 3897
Step 434: 3897 + 9 = 3906
Step 435: 3906 + 9 = 3915
Step 436: 3915 + 9 = 3924
Step 437: 3924 + 9 = 3933
Step 438: 3933 + 9 = 3942
Step 439: 3942 + 9 = 3951
Step 440: 3951 + 9 = 3960
Step 441: 3960 + 9 = 3969
Step 442: 3969 + 9 = 3978

So, 9*442 = 3978