Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 977. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 76. So, we're going to take the number 977 and add it to itself 76 times.
Step 1: 0 + 977 = 977
Step 2: 977 + 977 = 1954
Step 3: 1954 + 977 = 2931
Step 4: 2931 + 977 = 3908
Step 5: 3908 + 977 = 4885
Step 6: 4885 + 977 = 5862
Step 7: 5862 + 977 = 6839
Step 8: 6839 + 977 = 7816
Step 9: 7816 + 977 = 8793
Step 10: 8793 + 977 = 9770
Step 11: 9770 + 977 = 10747
Step 12: 10747 + 977 = 11724
Step 13: 11724 + 977 = 12701
Step 14: 12701 + 977 = 13678
Step 15: 13678 + 977 = 14655
Step 16: 14655 + 977 = 15632
Step 17: 15632 + 977 = 16609
Step 18: 16609 + 977 = 17586
Step 19: 17586 + 977 = 18563
Step 20: 18563 + 977 = 19540
Step 21: 19540 + 977 = 20517
Step 22: 20517 + 977 = 21494
Step 23: 21494 + 977 = 22471
Step 24: 22471 + 977 = 23448
Step 25: 23448 + 977 = 24425
Step 26: 24425 + 977 = 25402
Step 27: 25402 + 977 = 26379
Step 28: 26379 + 977 = 27356
Step 29: 27356 + 977 = 28333
Step 30: 28333 + 977 = 29310
Step 31: 29310 + 977 = 30287
Step 32: 30287 + 977 = 31264
Step 33: 31264 + 977 = 32241
Step 34: 32241 + 977 = 33218
Step 35: 33218 + 977 = 34195
Step 36: 34195 + 977 = 35172
Step 37: 35172 + 977 = 36149
Step 38: 36149 + 977 = 37126
Step 39: 37126 + 977 = 38103
Step 40: 38103 + 977 = 39080
Step 41: 39080 + 977 = 40057
Step 42: 40057 + 977 = 41034
Step 43: 41034 + 977 = 42011
Step 44: 42011 + 977 = 42988
Step 45: 42988 + 977 = 43965
Step 46: 43965 + 977 = 44942
Step 47: 44942 + 977 = 45919
Step 48: 45919 + 977 = 46896
Step 49: 46896 + 977 = 47873
Step 50: 47873 + 977 = 48850
Step 51: 48850 + 977 = 49827
Step 52: 49827 + 977 = 50804
Step 53: 50804 + 977 = 51781
Step 54: 51781 + 977 = 52758
Step 55: 52758 + 977 = 53735
Step 56: 53735 + 977 = 54712
Step 57: 54712 + 977 = 55689
Step 58: 55689 + 977 = 56666
Step 59: 56666 + 977 = 57643
Step 60: 57643 + 977 = 58620
Step 61: 58620 + 977 = 59597
Step 62: 59597 + 977 = 60574
Step 63: 60574 + 977 = 61551
Step 64: 61551 + 977 = 62528
Step 65: 62528 + 977 = 63505
Step 66: 63505 + 977 = 64482
Step 67: 64482 + 977 = 65459
Step 68: 65459 + 977 = 66436
Step 69: 66436 + 977 = 67413
Step 70: 67413 + 977 = 68390
Step 71: 68390 + 977 = 69367
Step 72: 69367 + 977 = 70344
Step 73: 70344 + 977 = 71321
Step 74: 71321 + 977 = 72298
Step 75: 72298 + 977 = 73275
Step 76: 73275 + 977 = 74252

So, 977*76 = 74252