OK, let's crack this. We're given 973 and our task is to multiply it by 34. Essentially, we'll be adding 973 to itself 34 times.
Step 1: 0 + 973 = 973
Step 2: 973 + 973 = 1946
Step 3: 1946 + 973 = 2919
Step 4: 2919 + 973 = 3892
Step 5: 3892 + 973 = 4865
Step 6: 4865 + 973 = 5838
Step 7: 5838 + 973 = 6811
Step 8: 6811 + 973 = 7784
Step 9: 7784 + 973 = 8757
Step 10: 8757 + 973 = 9730
Step 11: 9730 + 973 = 10703
Step 12: 10703 + 973 = 11676
Step 13: 11676 + 973 = 12649
Step 14: 12649 + 973 = 13622
Step 15: 13622 + 973 = 14595
Step 16: 14595 + 973 = 15568
Step 17: 15568 + 973 = 16541
Step 18: 16541 + 973 = 17514
Step 19: 17514 + 973 = 18487
Step 20: 18487 + 973 = 19460
Step 21: 19460 + 973 = 20433
Step 22: 20433 + 973 = 21406
Step 23: 21406 + 973 = 22379
Step 24: 22379 + 973 = 23352
Step 25: 23352 + 973 = 24325
Step 26: 24325 + 973 = 25298
Step 27: 25298 + 973 = 26271
Step 28: 26271 + 973 = 27244
Step 29: 27244 + 973 = 28217
Step 30: 28217 + 973 = 29190
Step 31: 29190 + 973 = 30163
Step 32: 30163 + 973 = 31136
Step 33: 31136 + 973 = 32109
Step 34: 32109 + 973 = 33082

So, 973*34 = 33082