Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 980 and we're going to multiply it by 288, essentially adding 980 to itself 288 times.
Step 1: 0 + 980 = 980
Step 2: 980 + 980 = 1960
Step 3: 1960 + 980 = 2940
Step 4: 2940 + 980 = 3920
Step 5: 3920 + 980 = 4900
Step 6: 4900 + 980 = 5880
Step 7: 5880 + 980 = 6860
Step 8: 6860 + 980 = 7840
Step 9: 7840 + 980 = 8820
Step 10: 8820 + 980 = 9800
Step 11: 9800 + 980 = 10780
Step 12: 10780 + 980 = 11760
Step 13: 11760 + 980 = 12740
Step 14: 12740 + 980 = 13720
Step 15: 13720 + 980 = 14700
Step 16: 14700 + 980 = 15680
Step 17: 15680 + 980 = 16660
Step 18: 16660 + 980 = 17640
Step 19: 17640 + 980 = 18620
Step 20: 18620 + 980 = 19600
Step 21: 19600 + 980 = 20580
Step 22: 20580 + 980 = 21560
Step 23: 21560 + 980 = 22540
Step 24: 22540 + 980 = 23520
Step 25: 23520 + 980 = 24500
Step 26: 24500 + 980 = 25480
Step 27: 25480 + 980 = 26460
Step 28: 26460 + 980 = 27440
Step 29: 27440 + 980 = 28420
Step 30: 28420 + 980 = 29400
Step 31: 29400 + 980 = 30380
Step 32: 30380 + 980 = 31360
Step 33: 31360 + 980 = 32340
Step 34: 32340 + 980 = 33320
Step 35: 33320 + 980 = 34300
Step 36: 34300 + 980 = 35280
Step 37: 35280 + 980 = 36260
Step 38: 36260 + 980 = 37240
Step 39: 37240 + 980 = 38220
Step 40: 38220 + 980 = 39200
Step 41: 39200 + 980 = 40180
Step 42: 40180 + 980 = 41160
Step 43: 41160 + 980 = 42140
Step 44: 42140 + 980 = 43120
Step 45: 43120 + 980 = 44100
Step 46: 44100 + 980 = 45080
Step 47: 45080 + 980 = 46060
Step 48: 46060 + 980 = 47040
Step 49: 47040 + 980 = 48020
Step 50: 48020 + 980 = 49000
Step 51: 49000 + 980 = 49980
Step 52: 49980 + 980 = 50960
Step 53: 50960 + 980 = 51940
Step 54: 51940 + 980 = 52920
Step 55: 52920 + 980 = 53900
Step 56: 53900 + 980 = 54880
Step 57: 54880 + 980 = 55860
Step 58: 55860 + 980 = 56840
Step 59: 56840 + 980 = 57820
Step 60: 57820 + 980 = 58800
Step 61: 58800 + 980 = 59780
Step 62: 59780 + 980 = 60760
Step 63: 60760 + 980 = 61740
Step 64: 61740 + 980 = 62720
Step 65: 62720 + 980 = 63700
Step 66: 63700 + 980 = 64680
Step 67: 64680 + 980 = 65660
Step 68: 65660 + 980 = 66640
Step 69: 66640 + 980 = 67620
Step 70: 67620 + 980 = 68600
Step 71: 68600 + 980 = 69580
Step 72: 69580 + 980 = 70560
Step 73: 70560 + 980 = 71540
Step 74: 71540 + 980 = 72520
Step 75: 72520 + 980 = 73500
Step 76: 73500 + 980 = 74480
Step 77: 74480 + 980 = 75460
Step 78: 75460 + 980 = 76440
Step 79: 76440 + 980 = 77420
Step 80: 77420 + 980 = 78400
Step 81: 78400 + 980 = 79380
Step 82: 79380 + 980 = 80360
Step 83: 80360 + 980 = 81340
Step 84: 81340 + 980 = 82320
Step 85: 82320 + 980 = 83300
Step 86: 83300 + 980 = 84280
Step 87: 84280 + 980 = 85260
Step 88: 85260 + 980 = 86240
Step 89: 86240 + 980 = 87220
Step 90: 87220 + 980 = 88200
Step 91: 88200 + 980 = 89180
Step 92: 89180 + 980 = 90160
Step 93: 90160 + 980 = 91140
Step 94: 91140 + 980 = 92120
Step 95: 92120 + 980 = 93100
Step 96: 93100 + 980 = 94080
Step 97: 94080 + 980 = 95060
Step 98: 95060 + 980 = 96040
Step 99: 96040 + 980 = 97020
Step 100: 97020 + 980 = 98000
Step 101: 98000 + 980 = 98980
Step 102: 98980 + 980 = 99960
Step 103: 99960 + 980 = 100940
Step 104: 100940 + 980 = 101920
Step 105: 101920 + 980 = 102900
Step 106: 102900 + 980 = 103880
Step 107: 103880 + 980 = 104860
Step 108: 104860 + 980 = 105840
Step 109: 105840 + 980 = 106820
Step 110: 106820 + 980 = 107800
Step 111: 107800 + 980 = 108780
Step 112: 108780 + 980 = 109760
Step 113: 109760 + 980 = 110740
Step 114: 110740 + 980 = 111720
Step 115: 111720 + 980 = 112700
Step 116: 112700 + 980 = 113680
Step 117: 113680 + 980 = 114660
Step 118: 114660 + 980 = 115640
Step 119: 115640 + 980 = 116620
Step 120: 116620 + 980 = 117600
Step 121: 117600 + 980 = 118580
Step 122: 118580 + 980 = 119560
Step 123: 119560 + 980 = 120540
Step 124: 120540 + 980 = 121520
Step 125: 121520 + 980 = 122500
Step 126: 122500 + 980 = 123480
Step 127: 123480 + 980 = 124460
Step 128: 124460 + 980 = 125440
Step 129: 125440 + 980 = 126420
Step 130: 126420 + 980 = 127400
Step 131: 127400 + 980 = 128380
Step 132: 128380 + 980 = 129360
Step 133: 129360 + 980 = 130340
Step 134: 130340 + 980 = 131320
Step 135: 131320 + 980 = 132300
Step 136: 132300 + 980 = 133280
Step 137: 133280 + 980 = 134260
Step 138: 134260 + 980 = 135240
Step 139: 135240 + 980 = 136220
Step 140: 136220 + 980 = 137200
Step 141: 137200 + 980 = 138180
Step 142: 138180 + 980 = 139160
Step 143: 139160 + 980 = 140140
Step 144: 140140 + 980 = 141120
Step 145: 141120 + 980 = 142100
Step 146: 142100 + 980 = 143080
Step 147: 143080 + 980 = 144060
Step 148: 144060 + 980 = 145040
Step 149: 145040 + 980 = 146020
Step 150: 146020 + 980 = 147000
Step 151: 147000 + 980 = 147980
Step 152: 147980 + 980 = 148960
Step 153: 148960 + 980 = 149940
Step 154: 149940 + 980 = 150920
Step 155: 150920 + 980 = 151900
Step 156: 151900 + 980 = 152880
Step 157: 152880 + 980 = 153860
Step 158: 153860 + 980 = 154840
Step 159: 154840 + 980 = 155820
Step 160: 155820 + 980 = 156800
Step 161: 156800 + 980 = 157780
Step 162: 157780 + 980 = 158760
Step 163: 158760 + 980 = 159740
Step 164: 159740 + 980 = 160720
Step 165: 160720 + 980 = 161700
Step 166: 161700 + 980 = 162680
Step 167: 162680 + 980 = 163660
Step 168: 163660 + 980 = 164640
Step 169: 164640 + 980 = 165620
Step 170: 165620 + 980 = 166600
Step 171: 166600 + 980 = 167580
Step 172: 167580 + 980 = 168560
Step 173: 168560 + 980 = 169540
Step 174: 169540 + 980 = 170520
Step 175: 170520 + 980 = 171500
Step 176: 171500 + 980 = 172480
Step 177: 172480 + 980 = 173460
Step 178: 173460 + 980 = 174440
Step 179: 174440 + 980 = 175420
Step 180: 175420 + 980 = 176400
Step 181: 176400 + 980 = 177380
Step 182: 177380 + 980 = 178360
Step 183: 178360 + 980 = 179340
Step 184: 179340 + 980 = 180320
Step 185: 180320 + 980 = 181300
Step 186: 181300 + 980 = 182280
Step 187: 182280 + 980 = 183260
Step 188: 183260 + 980 = 184240
Step 189: 184240 + 980 = 185220
Step 190: 185220 + 980 = 186200
Step 191: 186200 + 980 = 187180
Step 192: 187180 + 980 = 188160
Step 193: 188160 + 980 = 189140
Step 194: 189140 + 980 = 190120
Step 195: 190120 + 980 = 191100
Step 196: 191100 + 980 = 192080
Step 197: 192080 + 980 = 193060
Step 198: 193060 + 980 = 194040
Step 199: 194040 + 980 = 195020
Step 200: 195020 + 980 = 196000
Step 201: 196000 + 980 = 196980
Step 202: 196980 + 980 = 197960
Step 203: 197960 + 980 = 198940
Step 204: 198940 + 980 = 199920
Step 205: 199920 + 980 = 200900
Step 206: 200900 + 980 = 201880
Step 207: 201880 + 980 = 202860
Step 208: 202860 + 980 = 203840
Step 209: 203840 + 980 = 204820
Step 210: 204820 + 980 = 205800
Step 211: 205800 + 980 = 206780
Step 212: 206780 + 980 = 207760
Step 213: 207760 + 980 = 208740
Step 214: 208740 + 980 = 209720
Step 215: 209720 + 980 = 210700
Step 216: 210700 + 980 = 211680
Step 217: 211680 + 980 = 212660
Step 218: 212660 + 980 = 213640
Step 219: 213640 + 980 = 214620
Step 220: 214620 + 980 = 215600
Step 221: 215600 + 980 = 216580
Step 222: 216580 + 980 = 217560
Step 223: 217560 + 980 = 218540
Step 224: 218540 + 980 = 219520
Step 225: 219520 + 980 = 220500
Step 226: 220500 + 980 = 221480
Step 227: 221480 + 980 = 222460
Step 228: 222460 + 980 = 223440
Step 229: 223440 + 980 = 224420
Step 230: 224420 + 980 = 225400
Step 231: 225400 + 980 = 226380
Step 232: 226380 + 980 = 227360
Step 233: 227360 + 980 = 228340
Step 234: 228340 + 980 = 229320
Step 235: 229320 + 980 = 230300
Step 236: 230300 + 980 = 231280
Step 237: 231280 + 980 = 232260
Step 238: 232260 + 980 = 233240
Step 239: 233240 + 980 = 234220
Step 240: 234220 + 980 = 235200
Step 241: 235200 + 980 = 236180
Step 242: 236180 + 980 = 237160
Step 243: 237160 + 980 = 238140
Step 244: 238140 + 980 = 239120
Step 245: 239120 + 980 = 240100
Step 246: 240100 + 980 = 241080
Step 247: 241080 + 980 = 242060
Step 248: 242060 + 980 = 243040
Step 249: 243040 + 980 = 244020
Step 250: 244020 + 980 = 245000
Step 251: 245000 + 980 = 245980
Step 252: 245980 + 980 = 246960
Step 253: 246960 + 980 = 247940
Step 254: 247940 + 980 = 248920
Step 255: 248920 + 980 = 249900
Step 256: 249900 + 980 = 250880
Step 257: 250880 + 980 = 251860
Step 258: 251860 + 980 = 252840
Step 259: 252840 + 980 = 253820
Step 260: 253820 + 980 = 254800
Step 261: 254800 + 980 = 255780
Step 262: 255780 + 980 = 256760
Step 263: 256760 + 980 = 257740
Step 264: 257740 + 980 = 258720
Step 265: 258720 + 980 = 259700
Step 266: 259700 + 980 = 260680
Step 267: 260680 + 980 = 261660
Step 268: 261660 + 980 = 262640
Step 269: 262640 + 980 = 263620
Step 270: 263620 + 980 = 264600
Step 271: 264600 + 980 = 265580
Step 272: 265580 + 980 = 266560
Step 273: 266560 + 980 = 267540
Step 274: 267540 + 980 = 268520
Step 275: 268520 + 980 = 269500
Step 276: 269500 + 980 = 270480
Step 277: 270480 + 980 = 271460
Step 278: 271460 + 980 = 272440
Step 279: 272440 + 980 = 273420
Step 280: 273420 + 980 = 274400
Step 281: 274400 + 980 = 275380
Step 282: 275380 + 980 = 276360
Step 283: 276360 + 980 = 277340
Step 284: 277340 + 980 = 278320
Step 285: 278320 + 980 = 279300
Step 286: 279300 + 980 = 280280
Step 287: 280280 + 980 = 281260
Step 288: 281260 + 980 = 282240

So, 980*288 = 282240