Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 978. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 213. So, we're going to take the number 978 and add it to itself 213 times.
Step 1: 0 + 978 = 978
Step 2: 978 + 978 = 1956
Step 3: 1956 + 978 = 2934
Step 4: 2934 + 978 = 3912
Step 5: 3912 + 978 = 4890
Step 6: 4890 + 978 = 5868
Step 7: 5868 + 978 = 6846
Step 8: 6846 + 978 = 7824
Step 9: 7824 + 978 = 8802
Step 10: 8802 + 978 = 9780
Step 11: 9780 + 978 = 10758
Step 12: 10758 + 978 = 11736
Step 13: 11736 + 978 = 12714
Step 14: 12714 + 978 = 13692
Step 15: 13692 + 978 = 14670
Step 16: 14670 + 978 = 15648
Step 17: 15648 + 978 = 16626
Step 18: 16626 + 978 = 17604
Step 19: 17604 + 978 = 18582
Step 20: 18582 + 978 = 19560
Step 21: 19560 + 978 = 20538
Step 22: 20538 + 978 = 21516
Step 23: 21516 + 978 = 22494
Step 24: 22494 + 978 = 23472
Step 25: 23472 + 978 = 24450
Step 26: 24450 + 978 = 25428
Step 27: 25428 + 978 = 26406
Step 28: 26406 + 978 = 27384
Step 29: 27384 + 978 = 28362
Step 30: 28362 + 978 = 29340
Step 31: 29340 + 978 = 30318
Step 32: 30318 + 978 = 31296
Step 33: 31296 + 978 = 32274
Step 34: 32274 + 978 = 33252
Step 35: 33252 + 978 = 34230
Step 36: 34230 + 978 = 35208
Step 37: 35208 + 978 = 36186
Step 38: 36186 + 978 = 37164
Step 39: 37164 + 978 = 38142
Step 40: 38142 + 978 = 39120
Step 41: 39120 + 978 = 40098
Step 42: 40098 + 978 = 41076
Step 43: 41076 + 978 = 42054
Step 44: 42054 + 978 = 43032
Step 45: 43032 + 978 = 44010
Step 46: 44010 + 978 = 44988
Step 47: 44988 + 978 = 45966
Step 48: 45966 + 978 = 46944
Step 49: 46944 + 978 = 47922
Step 50: 47922 + 978 = 48900
Step 51: 48900 + 978 = 49878
Step 52: 49878 + 978 = 50856
Step 53: 50856 + 978 = 51834
Step 54: 51834 + 978 = 52812
Step 55: 52812 + 978 = 53790
Step 56: 53790 + 978 = 54768
Step 57: 54768 + 978 = 55746
Step 58: 55746 + 978 = 56724
Step 59: 56724 + 978 = 57702
Step 60: 57702 + 978 = 58680
Step 61: 58680 + 978 = 59658
Step 62: 59658 + 978 = 60636
Step 63: 60636 + 978 = 61614
Step 64: 61614 + 978 = 62592
Step 65: 62592 + 978 = 63570
Step 66: 63570 + 978 = 64548
Step 67: 64548 + 978 = 65526
Step 68: 65526 + 978 = 66504
Step 69: 66504 + 978 = 67482
Step 70: 67482 + 978 = 68460
Step 71: 68460 + 978 = 69438
Step 72: 69438 + 978 = 70416
Step 73: 70416 + 978 = 71394
Step 74: 71394 + 978 = 72372
Step 75: 72372 + 978 = 73350
Step 76: 73350 + 978 = 74328
Step 77: 74328 + 978 = 75306
Step 78: 75306 + 978 = 76284
Step 79: 76284 + 978 = 77262
Step 80: 77262 + 978 = 78240
Step 81: 78240 + 978 = 79218
Step 82: 79218 + 978 = 80196
Step 83: 80196 + 978 = 81174
Step 84: 81174 + 978 = 82152
Step 85: 82152 + 978 = 83130
Step 86: 83130 + 978 = 84108
Step 87: 84108 + 978 = 85086
Step 88: 85086 + 978 = 86064
Step 89: 86064 + 978 = 87042
Step 90: 87042 + 978 = 88020
Step 91: 88020 + 978 = 88998
Step 92: 88998 + 978 = 89976
Step 93: 89976 + 978 = 90954
Step 94: 90954 + 978 = 91932
Step 95: 91932 + 978 = 92910
Step 96: 92910 + 978 = 93888
Step 97: 93888 + 978 = 94866
Step 98: 94866 + 978 = 95844
Step 99: 95844 + 978 = 96822
Step 100: 96822 + 978 = 97800
Step 101: 97800 + 978 = 98778
Step 102: 98778 + 978 = 99756
Step 103: 99756 + 978 = 100734
Step 104: 100734 + 978 = 101712
Step 105: 101712 + 978 = 102690
Step 106: 102690 + 978 = 103668
Step 107: 103668 + 978 = 104646
Step 108: 104646 + 978 = 105624
Step 109: 105624 + 978 = 106602
Step 110: 106602 + 978 = 107580
Step 111: 107580 + 978 = 108558
Step 112: 108558 + 978 = 109536
Step 113: 109536 + 978 = 110514
Step 114: 110514 + 978 = 111492
Step 115: 111492 + 978 = 112470
Step 116: 112470 + 978 = 113448
Step 117: 113448 + 978 = 114426
Step 118: 114426 + 978 = 115404
Step 119: 115404 + 978 = 116382
Step 120: 116382 + 978 = 117360
Step 121: 117360 + 978 = 118338
Step 122: 118338 + 978 = 119316
Step 123: 119316 + 978 = 120294
Step 124: 120294 + 978 = 121272
Step 125: 121272 + 978 = 122250
Step 126: 122250 + 978 = 123228
Step 127: 123228 + 978 = 124206
Step 128: 124206 + 978 = 125184
Step 129: 125184 + 978 = 126162
Step 130: 126162 + 978 = 127140
Step 131: 127140 + 978 = 128118
Step 132: 128118 + 978 = 129096
Step 133: 129096 + 978 = 130074
Step 134: 130074 + 978 = 131052
Step 135: 131052 + 978 = 132030
Step 136: 132030 + 978 = 133008
Step 137: 133008 + 978 = 133986
Step 138: 133986 + 978 = 134964
Step 139: 134964 + 978 = 135942
Step 140: 135942 + 978 = 136920
Step 141: 136920 + 978 = 137898
Step 142: 137898 + 978 = 138876
Step 143: 138876 + 978 = 139854
Step 144: 139854 + 978 = 140832
Step 145: 140832 + 978 = 141810
Step 146: 141810 + 978 = 142788
Step 147: 142788 + 978 = 143766
Step 148: 143766 + 978 = 144744
Step 149: 144744 + 978 = 145722
Step 150: 145722 + 978 = 146700
Step 151: 146700 + 978 = 147678
Step 152: 147678 + 978 = 148656
Step 153: 148656 + 978 = 149634
Step 154: 149634 + 978 = 150612
Step 155: 150612 + 978 = 151590
Step 156: 151590 + 978 = 152568
Step 157: 152568 + 978 = 153546
Step 158: 153546 + 978 = 154524
Step 159: 154524 + 978 = 155502
Step 160: 155502 + 978 = 156480
Step 161: 156480 + 978 = 157458
Step 162: 157458 + 978 = 158436
Step 163: 158436 + 978 = 159414
Step 164: 159414 + 978 = 160392
Step 165: 160392 + 978 = 161370
Step 166: 161370 + 978 = 162348
Step 167: 162348 + 978 = 163326
Step 168: 163326 + 978 = 164304
Step 169: 164304 + 978 = 165282
Step 170: 165282 + 978 = 166260
Step 171: 166260 + 978 = 167238
Step 172: 167238 + 978 = 168216
Step 173: 168216 + 978 = 169194
Step 174: 169194 + 978 = 170172
Step 175: 170172 + 978 = 171150
Step 176: 171150 + 978 = 172128
Step 177: 172128 + 978 = 173106
Step 178: 173106 + 978 = 174084
Step 179: 174084 + 978 = 175062
Step 180: 175062 + 978 = 176040
Step 181: 176040 + 978 = 177018
Step 182: 177018 + 978 = 177996
Step 183: 177996 + 978 = 178974
Step 184: 178974 + 978 = 179952
Step 185: 179952 + 978 = 180930
Step 186: 180930 + 978 = 181908
Step 187: 181908 + 978 = 182886
Step 188: 182886 + 978 = 183864
Step 189: 183864 + 978 = 184842
Step 190: 184842 + 978 = 185820
Step 191: 185820 + 978 = 186798
Step 192: 186798 + 978 = 187776
Step 193: 187776 + 978 = 188754
Step 194: 188754 + 978 = 189732
Step 195: 189732 + 978 = 190710
Step 196: 190710 + 978 = 191688
Step 197: 191688 + 978 = 192666
Step 198: 192666 + 978 = 193644
Step 199: 193644 + 978 = 194622
Step 200: 194622 + 978 = 195600
Step 201: 195600 + 978 = 196578
Step 202: 196578 + 978 = 197556
Step 203: 197556 + 978 = 198534
Step 204: 198534 + 978 = 199512
Step 205: 199512 + 978 = 200490
Step 206: 200490 + 978 = 201468
Step 207: 201468 + 978 = 202446
Step 208: 202446 + 978 = 203424
Step 209: 203424 + 978 = 204402
Step 210: 204402 + 978 = 205380
Step 211: 205380 + 978 = 206358
Step 212: 206358 + 978 = 207336
Step 213: 207336 + 978 = 208314

So, 978*213 = 208314