Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 988. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 403. So, we're going to take the number 988 and add it to itself 403 times.
Step 1: 0 + 988 = 988
Step 2: 988 + 988 = 1976
Step 3: 1976 + 988 = 2964
Step 4: 2964 + 988 = 3952
Step 5: 3952 + 988 = 4940
Step 6: 4940 + 988 = 5928
Step 7: 5928 + 988 = 6916
Step 8: 6916 + 988 = 7904
Step 9: 7904 + 988 = 8892
Step 10: 8892 + 988 = 9880
Step 11: 9880 + 988 = 10868
Step 12: 10868 + 988 = 11856
Step 13: 11856 + 988 = 12844
Step 14: 12844 + 988 = 13832
Step 15: 13832 + 988 = 14820
Step 16: 14820 + 988 = 15808
Step 17: 15808 + 988 = 16796
Step 18: 16796 + 988 = 17784
Step 19: 17784 + 988 = 18772
Step 20: 18772 + 988 = 19760
Step 21: 19760 + 988 = 20748
Step 22: 20748 + 988 = 21736
Step 23: 21736 + 988 = 22724
Step 24: 22724 + 988 = 23712
Step 25: 23712 + 988 = 24700
Step 26: 24700 + 988 = 25688
Step 27: 25688 + 988 = 26676
Step 28: 26676 + 988 = 27664
Step 29: 27664 + 988 = 28652
Step 30: 28652 + 988 = 29640
Step 31: 29640 + 988 = 30628
Step 32: 30628 + 988 = 31616
Step 33: 31616 + 988 = 32604
Step 34: 32604 + 988 = 33592
Step 35: 33592 + 988 = 34580
Step 36: 34580 + 988 = 35568
Step 37: 35568 + 988 = 36556
Step 38: 36556 + 988 = 37544
Step 39: 37544 + 988 = 38532
Step 40: 38532 + 988 = 39520
Step 41: 39520 + 988 = 40508
Step 42: 40508 + 988 = 41496
Step 43: 41496 + 988 = 42484
Step 44: 42484 + 988 = 43472
Step 45: 43472 + 988 = 44460
Step 46: 44460 + 988 = 45448
Step 47: 45448 + 988 = 46436
Step 48: 46436 + 988 = 47424
Step 49: 47424 + 988 = 48412
Step 50: 48412 + 988 = 49400
Step 51: 49400 + 988 = 50388
Step 52: 50388 + 988 = 51376
Step 53: 51376 + 988 = 52364
Step 54: 52364 + 988 = 53352
Step 55: 53352 + 988 = 54340
Step 56: 54340 + 988 = 55328
Step 57: 55328 + 988 = 56316
Step 58: 56316 + 988 = 57304
Step 59: 57304 + 988 = 58292
Step 60: 58292 + 988 = 59280
Step 61: 59280 + 988 = 60268
Step 62: 60268 + 988 = 61256
Step 63: 61256 + 988 = 62244
Step 64: 62244 + 988 = 63232
Step 65: 63232 + 988 = 64220
Step 66: 64220 + 988 = 65208
Step 67: 65208 + 988 = 66196
Step 68: 66196 + 988 = 67184
Step 69: 67184 + 988 = 68172
Step 70: 68172 + 988 = 69160
Step 71: 69160 + 988 = 70148
Step 72: 70148 + 988 = 71136
Step 73: 71136 + 988 = 72124
Step 74: 72124 + 988 = 73112
Step 75: 73112 + 988 = 74100
Step 76: 74100 + 988 = 75088
Step 77: 75088 + 988 = 76076
Step 78: 76076 + 988 = 77064
Step 79: 77064 + 988 = 78052
Step 80: 78052 + 988 = 79040
Step 81: 79040 + 988 = 80028
Step 82: 80028 + 988 = 81016
Step 83: 81016 + 988 = 82004
Step 84: 82004 + 988 = 82992
Step 85: 82992 + 988 = 83980
Step 86: 83980 + 988 = 84968
Step 87: 84968 + 988 = 85956
Step 88: 85956 + 988 = 86944
Step 89: 86944 + 988 = 87932
Step 90: 87932 + 988 = 88920
Step 91: 88920 + 988 = 89908
Step 92: 89908 + 988 = 90896
Step 93: 90896 + 988 = 91884
Step 94: 91884 + 988 = 92872
Step 95: 92872 + 988 = 93860
Step 96: 93860 + 988 = 94848
Step 97: 94848 + 988 = 95836
Step 98: 95836 + 988 = 96824
Step 99: 96824 + 988 = 97812
Step 100: 97812 + 988 = 98800
Step 101: 98800 + 988 = 99788
Step 102: 99788 + 988 = 100776
Step 103: 100776 + 988 = 101764
Step 104: 101764 + 988 = 102752
Step 105: 102752 + 988 = 103740
Step 106: 103740 + 988 = 104728
Step 107: 104728 + 988 = 105716
Step 108: 105716 + 988 = 106704
Step 109: 106704 + 988 = 107692
Step 110: 107692 + 988 = 108680
Step 111: 108680 + 988 = 109668
Step 112: 109668 + 988 = 110656
Step 113: 110656 + 988 = 111644
Step 114: 111644 + 988 = 112632
Step 115: 112632 + 988 = 113620
Step 116: 113620 + 988 = 114608
Step 117: 114608 + 988 = 115596
Step 118: 115596 + 988 = 116584
Step 119: 116584 + 988 = 117572
Step 120: 117572 + 988 = 118560
Step 121: 118560 + 988 = 119548
Step 122: 119548 + 988 = 120536
Step 123: 120536 + 988 = 121524
Step 124: 121524 + 988 = 122512
Step 125: 122512 + 988 = 123500
Step 126: 123500 + 988 = 124488
Step 127: 124488 + 988 = 125476
Step 128: 125476 + 988 = 126464
Step 129: 126464 + 988 = 127452
Step 130: 127452 + 988 = 128440
Step 131: 128440 + 988 = 129428
Step 132: 129428 + 988 = 130416
Step 133: 130416 + 988 = 131404
Step 134: 131404 + 988 = 132392
Step 135: 132392 + 988 = 133380
Step 136: 133380 + 988 = 134368
Step 137: 134368 + 988 = 135356
Step 138: 135356 + 988 = 136344
Step 139: 136344 + 988 = 137332
Step 140: 137332 + 988 = 138320
Step 141: 138320 + 988 = 139308
Step 142: 139308 + 988 = 140296
Step 143: 140296 + 988 = 141284
Step 144: 141284 + 988 = 142272
Step 145: 142272 + 988 = 143260
Step 146: 143260 + 988 = 144248
Step 147: 144248 + 988 = 145236
Step 148: 145236 + 988 = 146224
Step 149: 146224 + 988 = 147212
Step 150: 147212 + 988 = 148200
Step 151: 148200 + 988 = 149188
Step 152: 149188 + 988 = 150176
Step 153: 150176 + 988 = 151164
Step 154: 151164 + 988 = 152152
Step 155: 152152 + 988 = 153140
Step 156: 153140 + 988 = 154128
Step 157: 154128 + 988 = 155116
Step 158: 155116 + 988 = 156104
Step 159: 156104 + 988 = 157092
Step 160: 157092 + 988 = 158080
Step 161: 158080 + 988 = 159068
Step 162: 159068 + 988 = 160056
Step 163: 160056 + 988 = 161044
Step 164: 161044 + 988 = 162032
Step 165: 162032 + 988 = 163020
Step 166: 163020 + 988 = 164008
Step 167: 164008 + 988 = 164996
Step 168: 164996 + 988 = 165984
Step 169: 165984 + 988 = 166972
Step 170: 166972 + 988 = 167960
Step 171: 167960 + 988 = 168948
Step 172: 168948 + 988 = 169936
Step 173: 169936 + 988 = 170924
Step 174: 170924 + 988 = 171912
Step 175: 171912 + 988 = 172900
Step 176: 172900 + 988 = 173888
Step 177: 173888 + 988 = 174876
Step 178: 174876 + 988 = 175864
Step 179: 175864 + 988 = 176852
Step 180: 176852 + 988 = 177840
Step 181: 177840 + 988 = 178828
Step 182: 178828 + 988 = 179816
Step 183: 179816 + 988 = 180804
Step 184: 180804 + 988 = 181792
Step 185: 181792 + 988 = 182780
Step 186: 182780 + 988 = 183768
Step 187: 183768 + 988 = 184756
Step 188: 184756 + 988 = 185744
Step 189: 185744 + 988 = 186732
Step 190: 186732 + 988 = 187720
Step 191: 187720 + 988 = 188708
Step 192: 188708 + 988 = 189696
Step 193: 189696 + 988 = 190684
Step 194: 190684 + 988 = 191672
Step 195: 191672 + 988 = 192660
Step 196: 192660 + 988 = 193648
Step 197: 193648 + 988 = 194636
Step 198: 194636 + 988 = 195624
Step 199: 195624 + 988 = 196612
Step 200: 196612 + 988 = 197600
Step 201: 197600 + 988 = 198588
Step 202: 198588 + 988 = 199576
Step 203: 199576 + 988 = 200564
Step 204: 200564 + 988 = 201552
Step 205: 201552 + 988 = 202540
Step 206: 202540 + 988 = 203528
Step 207: 203528 + 988 = 204516
Step 208: 204516 + 988 = 205504
Step 209: 205504 + 988 = 206492
Step 210: 206492 + 988 = 207480
Step 211: 207480 + 988 = 208468
Step 212: 208468 + 988 = 209456
Step 213: 209456 + 988 = 210444
Step 214: 210444 + 988 = 211432
Step 215: 211432 + 988 = 212420
Step 216: 212420 + 988 = 213408
Step 217: 213408 + 988 = 214396
Step 218: 214396 + 988 = 215384
Step 219: 215384 + 988 = 216372
Step 220: 216372 + 988 = 217360
Step 221: 217360 + 988 = 218348
Step 222: 218348 + 988 = 219336
Step 223: 219336 + 988 = 220324
Step 224: 220324 + 988 = 221312
Step 225: 221312 + 988 = 222300
Step 226: 222300 + 988 = 223288
Step 227: 223288 + 988 = 224276
Step 228: 224276 + 988 = 225264
Step 229: 225264 + 988 = 226252
Step 230: 226252 + 988 = 227240
Step 231: 227240 + 988 = 228228
Step 232: 228228 + 988 = 229216
Step 233: 229216 + 988 = 230204
Step 234: 230204 + 988 = 231192
Step 235: 231192 + 988 = 232180
Step 236: 232180 + 988 = 233168
Step 237: 233168 + 988 = 234156
Step 238: 234156 + 988 = 235144
Step 239: 235144 + 988 = 236132
Step 240: 236132 + 988 = 237120
Step 241: 237120 + 988 = 238108
Step 242: 238108 + 988 = 239096
Step 243: 239096 + 988 = 240084
Step 244: 240084 + 988 = 241072
Step 245: 241072 + 988 = 242060
Step 246: 242060 + 988 = 243048
Step 247: 243048 + 988 = 244036
Step 248: 244036 + 988 = 245024
Step 249: 245024 + 988 = 246012
Step 250: 246012 + 988 = 247000
Step 251: 247000 + 988 = 247988
Step 252: 247988 + 988 = 248976
Step 253: 248976 + 988 = 249964
Step 254: 249964 + 988 = 250952
Step 255: 250952 + 988 = 251940
Step 256: 251940 + 988 = 252928
Step 257: 252928 + 988 = 253916
Step 258: 253916 + 988 = 254904
Step 259: 254904 + 988 = 255892
Step 260: 255892 + 988 = 256880
Step 261: 256880 + 988 = 257868
Step 262: 257868 + 988 = 258856
Step 263: 258856 + 988 = 259844
Step 264: 259844 + 988 = 260832
Step 265: 260832 + 988 = 261820
Step 266: 261820 + 988 = 262808
Step 267: 262808 + 988 = 263796
Step 268: 263796 + 988 = 264784
Step 269: 264784 + 988 = 265772
Step 270: 265772 + 988 = 266760
Step 271: 266760 + 988 = 267748
Step 272: 267748 + 988 = 268736
Step 273: 268736 + 988 = 269724
Step 274: 269724 + 988 = 270712
Step 275: 270712 + 988 = 271700
Step 276: 271700 + 988 = 272688
Step 277: 272688 + 988 = 273676
Step 278: 273676 + 988 = 274664
Step 279: 274664 + 988 = 275652
Step 280: 275652 + 988 = 276640
Step 281: 276640 + 988 = 277628
Step 282: 277628 + 988 = 278616
Step 283: 278616 + 988 = 279604
Step 284: 279604 + 988 = 280592
Step 285: 280592 + 988 = 281580
Step 286: 281580 + 988 = 282568
Step 287: 282568 + 988 = 283556
Step 288: 283556 + 988 = 284544
Step 289: 284544 + 988 = 285532
Step 290: 285532 + 988 = 286520
Step 291: 286520 + 988 = 287508
Step 292: 287508 + 988 = 288496
Step 293: 288496 + 988 = 289484
Step 294: 289484 + 988 = 290472
Step 295: 290472 + 988 = 291460
Step 296: 291460 + 988 = 292448
Step 297: 292448 + 988 = 293436
Step 298: 293436 + 988 = 294424
Step 299: 294424 + 988 = 295412
Step 300: 295412 + 988 = 296400
Step 301: 296400 + 988 = 297388
Step 302: 297388 + 988 = 298376
Step 303: 298376 + 988 = 299364
Step 304: 299364 + 988 = 300352
Step 305: 300352 + 988 = 301340
Step 306: 301340 + 988 = 302328
Step 307: 302328 + 988 = 303316
Step 308: 303316 + 988 = 304304
Step 309: 304304 + 988 = 305292
Step 310: 305292 + 988 = 306280
Step 311: 306280 + 988 = 307268
Step 312: 307268 + 988 = 308256
Step 313: 308256 + 988 = 309244
Step 314: 309244 + 988 = 310232
Step 315: 310232 + 988 = 311220
Step 316: 311220 + 988 = 312208
Step 317: 312208 + 988 = 313196
Step 318: 313196 + 988 = 314184
Step 319: 314184 + 988 = 315172
Step 320: 315172 + 988 = 316160
Step 321: 316160 + 988 = 317148
Step 322: 317148 + 988 = 318136
Step 323: 318136 + 988 = 319124
Step 324: 319124 + 988 = 320112
Step 325: 320112 + 988 = 321100
Step 326: 321100 + 988 = 322088
Step 327: 322088 + 988 = 323076
Step 328: 323076 + 988 = 324064
Step 329: 324064 + 988 = 325052
Step 330: 325052 + 988 = 326040
Step 331: 326040 + 988 = 327028
Step 332: 327028 + 988 = 328016
Step 333: 328016 + 988 = 329004
Step 334: 329004 + 988 = 329992
Step 335: 329992 + 988 = 330980
Step 336: 330980 + 988 = 331968
Step 337: 331968 + 988 = 332956
Step 338: 332956 + 988 = 333944
Step 339: 333944 + 988 = 334932
Step 340: 334932 + 988 = 335920
Step 341: 335920 + 988 = 336908
Step 342: 336908 + 988 = 337896
Step 343: 337896 + 988 = 338884
Step 344: 338884 + 988 = 339872
Step 345: 339872 + 988 = 340860
Step 346: 340860 + 988 = 341848
Step 347: 341848 + 988 = 342836
Step 348: 342836 + 988 = 343824
Step 349: 343824 + 988 = 344812
Step 350: 344812 + 988 = 345800
Step 351: 345800 + 988 = 346788
Step 352: 346788 + 988 = 347776
Step 353: 347776 + 988 = 348764
Step 354: 348764 + 988 = 349752
Step 355: 349752 + 988 = 350740
Step 356: 350740 + 988 = 351728
Step 357: 351728 + 988 = 352716
Step 358: 352716 + 988 = 353704
Step 359: 353704 + 988 = 354692
Step 360: 354692 + 988 = 355680
Step 361: 355680 + 988 = 356668
Step 362: 356668 + 988 = 357656
Step 363: 357656 + 988 = 358644
Step 364: 358644 + 988 = 359632
Step 365: 359632 + 988 = 360620
Step 366: 360620 + 988 = 361608
Step 367: 361608 + 988 = 362596
Step 368: 362596 + 988 = 363584
Step 369: 363584 + 988 = 364572
Step 370: 364572 + 988 = 365560
Step 371: 365560 + 988 = 366548
Step 372: 366548 + 988 = 367536
Step 373: 367536 + 988 = 368524
Step 374: 368524 + 988 = 369512
Step 375: 369512 + 988 = 370500
Step 376: 370500 + 988 = 371488
Step 377: 371488 + 988 = 372476
Step 378: 372476 + 988 = 373464
Step 379: 373464 + 988 = 374452
Step 380: 374452 + 988 = 375440
Step 381: 375440 + 988 = 376428
Step 382: 376428 + 988 = 377416
Step 383: 377416 + 988 = 378404
Step 384: 378404 + 988 = 379392
Step 385: 379392 + 988 = 380380
Step 386: 380380 + 988 = 381368
Step 387: 381368 + 988 = 382356
Step 388: 382356 + 988 = 383344
Step 389: 383344 + 988 = 384332
Step 390: 384332 + 988 = 385320
Step 391: 385320 + 988 = 386308
Step 392: 386308 + 988 = 387296
Step 393: 387296 + 988 = 388284
Step 394: 388284 + 988 = 389272
Step 395: 389272 + 988 = 390260
Step 396: 390260 + 988 = 391248
Step 397: 391248 + 988 = 392236
Step 398: 392236 + 988 = 393224
Step 399: 393224 + 988 = 394212
Step 400: 394212 + 988 = 395200
Step 401: 395200 + 988 = 396188
Step 402: 396188 + 988 = 397176
Step 403: 397176 + 988 = 398164

So, 988*403 = 398164