Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 989. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 48. So, we're going to take the number 989 and add it to itself 48 times.
Step 1: 0 + 989 = 989
Step 2: 989 + 989 = 1978
Step 3: 1978 + 989 = 2967
Step 4: 2967 + 989 = 3956
Step 5: 3956 + 989 = 4945
Step 6: 4945 + 989 = 5934
Step 7: 5934 + 989 = 6923
Step 8: 6923 + 989 = 7912
Step 9: 7912 + 989 = 8901
Step 10: 8901 + 989 = 9890
Step 11: 9890 + 989 = 10879
Step 12: 10879 + 989 = 11868
Step 13: 11868 + 989 = 12857
Step 14: 12857 + 989 = 13846
Step 15: 13846 + 989 = 14835
Step 16: 14835 + 989 = 15824
Step 17: 15824 + 989 = 16813
Step 18: 16813 + 989 = 17802
Step 19: 17802 + 989 = 18791
Step 20: 18791 + 989 = 19780
Step 21: 19780 + 989 = 20769
Step 22: 20769 + 989 = 21758
Step 23: 21758 + 989 = 22747
Step 24: 22747 + 989 = 23736
Step 25: 23736 + 989 = 24725
Step 26: 24725 + 989 = 25714
Step 27: 25714 + 989 = 26703
Step 28: 26703 + 989 = 27692
Step 29: 27692 + 989 = 28681
Step 30: 28681 + 989 = 29670
Step 31: 29670 + 989 = 30659
Step 32: 30659 + 989 = 31648
Step 33: 31648 + 989 = 32637
Step 34: 32637 + 989 = 33626
Step 35: 33626 + 989 = 34615
Step 36: 34615 + 989 = 35604
Step 37: 35604 + 989 = 36593
Step 38: 36593 + 989 = 37582
Step 39: 37582 + 989 = 38571
Step 40: 38571 + 989 = 39560
Step 41: 39560 + 989 = 40549
Step 42: 40549 + 989 = 41538
Step 43: 41538 + 989 = 42527
Step 44: 42527 + 989 = 43516
Step 45: 43516 + 989 = 44505
Step 46: 44505 + 989 = 45494
Step 47: 45494 + 989 = 46483
Step 48: 46483 + 989 = 47472

So, 989*48 = 47472