OK, let's crack this. We're given 998 and our task is to multiply it by 38. Essentially, we'll be adding 998 to itself 38 times.
Step 1: 0 + 998 = 998
Step 2: 998 + 998 = 1996
Step 3: 1996 + 998 = 2994
Step 4: 2994 + 998 = 3992
Step 5: 3992 + 998 = 4990
Step 6: 4990 + 998 = 5988
Step 7: 5988 + 998 = 6986
Step 8: 6986 + 998 = 7984
Step 9: 7984 + 998 = 8982
Step 10: 8982 + 998 = 9980
Step 11: 9980 + 998 = 10978
Step 12: 10978 + 998 = 11976
Step 13: 11976 + 998 = 12974
Step 14: 12974 + 998 = 13972
Step 15: 13972 + 998 = 14970
Step 16: 14970 + 998 = 15968
Step 17: 15968 + 998 = 16966
Step 18: 16966 + 998 = 17964
Step 19: 17964 + 998 = 18962
Step 20: 18962 + 998 = 19960
Step 21: 19960 + 998 = 20958
Step 22: 20958 + 998 = 21956
Step 23: 21956 + 998 = 22954
Step 24: 22954 + 998 = 23952
Step 25: 23952 + 998 = 24950
Step 26: 24950 + 998 = 25948
Step 27: 25948 + 998 = 26946
Step 28: 26946 + 998 = 27944
Step 29: 27944 + 998 = 28942
Step 30: 28942 + 998 = 29940
Step 31: 29940 + 998 = 30938
Step 32: 30938 + 998 = 31936
Step 33: 31936 + 998 = 32934
Step 34: 32934 + 998 = 33932
Step 35: 33932 + 998 = 34930
Step 36: 34930 + 998 = 35928
Step 37: 35928 + 998 = 36926
Step 38: 36926 + 998 = 37924

So, 998*38 = 37924