OK, let's crack this. We're given 982 and our task is to multiply it by 48. Essentially, we'll be adding 982 to itself 48 times.
Step 1: 0 + 982 = 982
Step 2: 982 + 982 = 1964
Step 3: 1964 + 982 = 2946
Step 4: 2946 + 982 = 3928
Step 5: 3928 + 982 = 4910
Step 6: 4910 + 982 = 5892
Step 7: 5892 + 982 = 6874
Step 8: 6874 + 982 = 7856
Step 9: 7856 + 982 = 8838
Step 10: 8838 + 982 = 9820
Step 11: 9820 + 982 = 10802
Step 12: 10802 + 982 = 11784
Step 13: 11784 + 982 = 12766
Step 14: 12766 + 982 = 13748
Step 15: 13748 + 982 = 14730
Step 16: 14730 + 982 = 15712
Step 17: 15712 + 982 = 16694
Step 18: 16694 + 982 = 17676
Step 19: 17676 + 982 = 18658
Step 20: 18658 + 982 = 19640
Step 21: 19640 + 982 = 20622
Step 22: 20622 + 982 = 21604
Step 23: 21604 + 982 = 22586
Step 24: 22586 + 982 = 23568
Step 25: 23568 + 982 = 24550
Step 26: 24550 + 982 = 25532
Step 27: 25532 + 982 = 26514
Step 28: 26514 + 982 = 27496
Step 29: 27496 + 982 = 28478
Step 30: 28478 + 982 = 29460
Step 31: 29460 + 982 = 30442
Step 32: 30442 + 982 = 31424
Step 33: 31424 + 982 = 32406
Step 34: 32406 + 982 = 33388
Step 35: 33388 + 982 = 34370
Step 36: 34370 + 982 = 35352
Step 37: 35352 + 982 = 36334
Step 38: 36334 + 982 = 37316
Step 39: 37316 + 982 = 38298
Step 40: 38298 + 982 = 39280
Step 41: 39280 + 982 = 40262
Step 42: 40262 + 982 = 41244
Step 43: 41244 + 982 = 42226
Step 44: 42226 + 982 = 43208
Step 45: 43208 + 982 = 44190
Step 46: 44190 + 982 = 45172
Step 47: 45172 + 982 = 46154
Step 48: 46154 + 982 = 47136

So, 982*48 = 47136