Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 43. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 312. So, we're going to take the number 43 and add it to itself 312 times.
Step 1: 0 + 43 = 43
Step 2: 43 + 43 = 86
Step 3: 86 + 43 = 129
Step 4: 129 + 43 = 172
Step 5: 172 + 43 = 215
Step 6: 215 + 43 = 258
Step 7: 258 + 43 = 301
Step 8: 301 + 43 = 344
Step 9: 344 + 43 = 387
Step 10: 387 + 43 = 430
Step 11: 430 + 43 = 473
Step 12: 473 + 43 = 516
Step 13: 516 + 43 = 559
Step 14: 559 + 43 = 602
Step 15: 602 + 43 = 645
Step 16: 645 + 43 = 688
Step 17: 688 + 43 = 731
Step 18: 731 + 43 = 774
Step 19: 774 + 43 = 817
Step 20: 817 + 43 = 860
Step 21: 860 + 43 = 903
Step 22: 903 + 43 = 946
Step 23: 946 + 43 = 989
Step 24: 989 + 43 = 1032
Step 25: 1032 + 43 = 1075
Step 26: 1075 + 43 = 1118
Step 27: 1118 + 43 = 1161
Step 28: 1161 + 43 = 1204
Step 29: 1204 + 43 = 1247
Step 30: 1247 + 43 = 1290
Step 31: 1290 + 43 = 1333
Step 32: 1333 + 43 = 1376
Step 33: 1376 + 43 = 1419
Step 34: 1419 + 43 = 1462
Step 35: 1462 + 43 = 1505
Step 36: 1505 + 43 = 1548
Step 37: 1548 + 43 = 1591
Step 38: 1591 + 43 = 1634
Step 39: 1634 + 43 = 1677
Step 40: 1677 + 43 = 1720
Step 41: 1720 + 43 = 1763
Step 42: 1763 + 43 = 1806
Step 43: 1806 + 43 = 1849
Step 44: 1849 + 43 = 1892
Step 45: 1892 + 43 = 1935
Step 46: 1935 + 43 = 1978
Step 47: 1978 + 43 = 2021
Step 48: 2021 + 43 = 2064
Step 49: 2064 + 43 = 2107
Step 50: 2107 + 43 = 2150
Step 51: 2150 + 43 = 2193
Step 52: 2193 + 43 = 2236
Step 53: 2236 + 43 = 2279
Step 54: 2279 + 43 = 2322
Step 55: 2322 + 43 = 2365
Step 56: 2365 + 43 = 2408
Step 57: 2408 + 43 = 2451
Step 58: 2451 + 43 = 2494
Step 59: 2494 + 43 = 2537
Step 60: 2537 + 43 = 2580
Step 61: 2580 + 43 = 2623
Step 62: 2623 + 43 = 2666
Step 63: 2666 + 43 = 2709
Step 64: 2709 + 43 = 2752
Step 65: 2752 + 43 = 2795
Step 66: 2795 + 43 = 2838
Step 67: 2838 + 43 = 2881
Step 68: 2881 + 43 = 2924
Step 69: 2924 + 43 = 2967
Step 70: 2967 + 43 = 3010
Step 71: 3010 + 43 = 3053
Step 72: 3053 + 43 = 3096
Step 73: 3096 + 43 = 3139
Step 74: 3139 + 43 = 3182
Step 75: 3182 + 43 = 3225
Step 76: 3225 + 43 = 3268
Step 77: 3268 + 43 = 3311
Step 78: 3311 + 43 = 3354
Step 79: 3354 + 43 = 3397
Step 80: 3397 + 43 = 3440
Step 81: 3440 + 43 = 3483
Step 82: 3483 + 43 = 3526
Step 83: 3526 + 43 = 3569
Step 84: 3569 + 43 = 3612
Step 85: 3612 + 43 = 3655
Step 86: 3655 + 43 = 3698
Step 87: 3698 + 43 = 3741
Step 88: 3741 + 43 = 3784
Step 89: 3784 + 43 = 3827
Step 90: 3827 + 43 = 3870
Step 91: 3870 + 43 = 3913
Step 92: 3913 + 43 = 3956
Step 93: 3956 + 43 = 3999
Step 94: 3999 + 43 = 4042
Step 95: 4042 + 43 = 4085
Step 96: 4085 + 43 = 4128
Step 97: 4128 + 43 = 4171
Step 98: 4171 + 43 = 4214
Step 99: 4214 + 43 = 4257
Step 100: 4257 + 43 = 4300
Step 101: 4300 + 43 = 4343
Step 102: 4343 + 43 = 4386
Step 103: 4386 + 43 = 4429
Step 104: 4429 + 43 = 4472
Step 105: 4472 + 43 = 4515
Step 106: 4515 + 43 = 4558
Step 107: 4558 + 43 = 4601
Step 108: 4601 + 43 = 4644
Step 109: 4644 + 43 = 4687
Step 110: 4687 + 43 = 4730
Step 111: 4730 + 43 = 4773
Step 112: 4773 + 43 = 4816
Step 113: 4816 + 43 = 4859
Step 114: 4859 + 43 = 4902
Step 115: 4902 + 43 = 4945
Step 116: 4945 + 43 = 4988
Step 117: 4988 + 43 = 5031
Step 118: 5031 + 43 = 5074
Step 119: 5074 + 43 = 5117
Step 120: 5117 + 43 = 5160
Step 121: 5160 + 43 = 5203
Step 122: 5203 + 43 = 5246
Step 123: 5246 + 43 = 5289
Step 124: 5289 + 43 = 5332
Step 125: 5332 + 43 = 5375
Step 126: 5375 + 43 = 5418
Step 127: 5418 + 43 = 5461
Step 128: 5461 + 43 = 5504
Step 129: 5504 + 43 = 5547
Step 130: 5547 + 43 = 5590
Step 131: 5590 + 43 = 5633
Step 132: 5633 + 43 = 5676
Step 133: 5676 + 43 = 5719
Step 134: 5719 + 43 = 5762
Step 135: 5762 + 43 = 5805
Step 136: 5805 + 43 = 5848
Step 137: 5848 + 43 = 5891
Step 138: 5891 + 43 = 5934
Step 139: 5934 + 43 = 5977
Step 140: 5977 + 43 = 6020
Step 141: 6020 + 43 = 6063
Step 142: 6063 + 43 = 6106
Step 143: 6106 + 43 = 6149
Step 144: 6149 + 43 = 6192
Step 145: 6192 + 43 = 6235
Step 146: 6235 + 43 = 6278
Step 147: 6278 + 43 = 6321
Step 148: 6321 + 43 = 6364
Step 149: 6364 + 43 = 6407
Step 150: 6407 + 43 = 6450
Step 151: 6450 + 43 = 6493
Step 152: 6493 + 43 = 6536
Step 153: 6536 + 43 = 6579
Step 154: 6579 + 43 = 6622
Step 155: 6622 + 43 = 6665
Step 156: 6665 + 43 = 6708
Step 157: 6708 + 43 = 6751
Step 158: 6751 + 43 = 6794
Step 159: 6794 + 43 = 6837
Step 160: 6837 + 43 = 6880
Step 161: 6880 + 43 = 6923
Step 162: 6923 + 43 = 6966
Step 163: 6966 + 43 = 7009
Step 164: 7009 + 43 = 7052
Step 165: 7052 + 43 = 7095
Step 166: 7095 + 43 = 7138
Step 167: 7138 + 43 = 7181
Step 168: 7181 + 43 = 7224
Step 169: 7224 + 43 = 7267
Step 170: 7267 + 43 = 7310
Step 171: 7310 + 43 = 7353
Step 172: 7353 + 43 = 7396
Step 173: 7396 + 43 = 7439
Step 174: 7439 + 43 = 7482
Step 175: 7482 + 43 = 7525
Step 176: 7525 + 43 = 7568
Step 177: 7568 + 43 = 7611
Step 178: 7611 + 43 = 7654
Step 179: 7654 + 43 = 7697
Step 180: 7697 + 43 = 7740
Step 181: 7740 + 43 = 7783
Step 182: 7783 + 43 = 7826
Step 183: 7826 + 43 = 7869
Step 184: 7869 + 43 = 7912
Step 185: 7912 + 43 = 7955
Step 186: 7955 + 43 = 7998
Step 187: 7998 + 43 = 8041
Step 188: 8041 + 43 = 8084
Step 189: 8084 + 43 = 8127
Step 190: 8127 + 43 = 8170
Step 191: 8170 + 43 = 8213
Step 192: 8213 + 43 = 8256
Step 193: 8256 + 43 = 8299
Step 194: 8299 + 43 = 8342
Step 195: 8342 + 43 = 8385
Step 196: 8385 + 43 = 8428
Step 197: 8428 + 43 = 8471
Step 198: 8471 + 43 = 8514
Step 199: 8514 + 43 = 8557
Step 200: 8557 + 43 = 8600
Step 201: 8600 + 43 = 8643
Step 202: 8643 + 43 = 8686
Step 203: 8686 + 43 = 8729
Step 204: 8729 + 43 = 8772
Step 205: 8772 + 43 = 8815
Step 206: 8815 + 43 = 8858
Step 207: 8858 + 43 = 8901
Step 208: 8901 + 43 = 8944
Step 209: 8944 + 43 = 8987
Step 210: 8987 + 43 = 9030
Step 211: 9030 + 43 = 9073
Step 212: 9073 + 43 = 9116
Step 213: 9116 + 43 = 9159
Step 214: 9159 + 43 = 9202
Step 215: 9202 + 43 = 9245
Step 216: 9245 + 43 = 9288
Step 217: 9288 + 43 = 9331
Step 218: 9331 + 43 = 9374
Step 219: 9374 + 43 = 9417
Step 220: 9417 + 43 = 9460
Step 221: 9460 + 43 = 9503
Step 222: 9503 + 43 = 9546
Step 223: 9546 + 43 = 9589
Step 224: 9589 + 43 = 9632
Step 225: 9632 + 43 = 9675
Step 226: 9675 + 43 = 9718
Step 227: 9718 + 43 = 9761
Step 228: 9761 + 43 = 9804
Step 229: 9804 + 43 = 9847
Step 230: 9847 + 43 = 9890
Step 231: 9890 + 43 = 9933
Step 232: 9933 + 43 = 9976
Step 233: 9976 + 43 = 10019
Step 234: 10019 + 43 = 10062
Step 235: 10062 + 43 = 10105
Step 236: 10105 + 43 = 10148
Step 237: 10148 + 43 = 10191
Step 238: 10191 + 43 = 10234
Step 239: 10234 + 43 = 10277
Step 240: 10277 + 43 = 10320
Step 241: 10320 + 43 = 10363
Step 242: 10363 + 43 = 10406
Step 243: 10406 + 43 = 10449
Step 244: 10449 + 43 = 10492
Step 245: 10492 + 43 = 10535
Step 246: 10535 + 43 = 10578
Step 247: 10578 + 43 = 10621
Step 248: 10621 + 43 = 10664
Step 249: 10664 + 43 = 10707
Step 250: 10707 + 43 = 10750
Step 251: 10750 + 43 = 10793
Step 252: 10793 + 43 = 10836
Step 253: 10836 + 43 = 10879
Step 254: 10879 + 43 = 10922
Step 255: 10922 + 43 = 10965
Step 256: 10965 + 43 = 11008
Step 257: 11008 + 43 = 11051
Step 258: 11051 + 43 = 11094
Step 259: 11094 + 43 = 11137
Step 260: 11137 + 43 = 11180
Step 261: 11180 + 43 = 11223
Step 262: 11223 + 43 = 11266
Step 263: 11266 + 43 = 11309
Step 264: 11309 + 43 = 11352
Step 265: 11352 + 43 = 11395
Step 266: 11395 + 43 = 11438
Step 267: 11438 + 43 = 11481
Step 268: 11481 + 43 = 11524
Step 269: 11524 + 43 = 11567
Step 270: 11567 + 43 = 11610
Step 271: 11610 + 43 = 11653
Step 272: 11653 + 43 = 11696
Step 273: 11696 + 43 = 11739
Step 274: 11739 + 43 = 11782
Step 275: 11782 + 43 = 11825
Step 276: 11825 + 43 = 11868
Step 277: 11868 + 43 = 11911
Step 278: 11911 + 43 = 11954
Step 279: 11954 + 43 = 11997
Step 280: 11997 + 43 = 12040
Step 281: 12040 + 43 = 12083
Step 282: 12083 + 43 = 12126
Step 283: 12126 + 43 = 12169
Step 284: 12169 + 43 = 12212
Step 285: 12212 + 43 = 12255
Step 286: 12255 + 43 = 12298
Step 287: 12298 + 43 = 12341
Step 288: 12341 + 43 = 12384
Step 289: 12384 + 43 = 12427
Step 290: 12427 + 43 = 12470
Step 291: 12470 + 43 = 12513
Step 292: 12513 + 43 = 12556
Step 293: 12556 + 43 = 12599
Step 294: 12599 + 43 = 12642
Step 295: 12642 + 43 = 12685
Step 296: 12685 + 43 = 12728
Step 297: 12728 + 43 = 12771
Step 298: 12771 + 43 = 12814
Step 299: 12814 + 43 = 12857
Step 300: 12857 + 43 = 12900
Step 301: 12900 + 43 = 12943
Step 302: 12943 + 43 = 12986
Step 303: 12986 + 43 = 13029
Step 304: 13029 + 43 = 13072
Step 305: 13072 + 43 = 13115
Step 306: 13115 + 43 = 13158
Step 307: 13158 + 43 = 13201
Step 308: 13201 + 43 = 13244
Step 309: 13244 + 43 = 13287
Step 310: 13287 + 43 = 13330
Step 311: 13330 + 43 = 13373
Step 312: 13373 + 43 = 13416

So, 43*312 = 13416