Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 958. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 42. So, we're going to take the number 958 and add it to itself 42 times.
Step 1: 0 + 958 = 958
Step 2: 958 + 958 = 1916
Step 3: 1916 + 958 = 2874
Step 4: 2874 + 958 = 3832
Step 5: 3832 + 958 = 4790
Step 6: 4790 + 958 = 5748
Step 7: 5748 + 958 = 6706
Step 8: 6706 + 958 = 7664
Step 9: 7664 + 958 = 8622
Step 10: 8622 + 958 = 9580
Step 11: 9580 + 958 = 10538
Step 12: 10538 + 958 = 11496
Step 13: 11496 + 958 = 12454
Step 14: 12454 + 958 = 13412
Step 15: 13412 + 958 = 14370
Step 16: 14370 + 958 = 15328
Step 17: 15328 + 958 = 16286
Step 18: 16286 + 958 = 17244
Step 19: 17244 + 958 = 18202
Step 20: 18202 + 958 = 19160
Step 21: 19160 + 958 = 20118
Step 22: 20118 + 958 = 21076
Step 23: 21076 + 958 = 22034
Step 24: 22034 + 958 = 22992
Step 25: 22992 + 958 = 23950
Step 26: 23950 + 958 = 24908
Step 27: 24908 + 958 = 25866
Step 28: 25866 + 958 = 26824
Step 29: 26824 + 958 = 27782
Step 30: 27782 + 958 = 28740
Step 31: 28740 + 958 = 29698
Step 32: 29698 + 958 = 30656
Step 33: 30656 + 958 = 31614
Step 34: 31614 + 958 = 32572
Step 35: 32572 + 958 = 33530
Step 36: 33530 + 958 = 34488
Step 37: 34488 + 958 = 35446
Step 38: 35446 + 958 = 36404
Step 39: 36404 + 958 = 37362
Step 40: 37362 + 958 = 38320
Step 41: 38320 + 958 = 39278
Step 42: 39278 + 958 = 40236

So, 958*42 = 40236