Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 971. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 78. So, we're going to take the number 971 and add it to itself 78 times.
Step 1: 0 + 971 = 971
Step 2: 971 + 971 = 1942
Step 3: 1942 + 971 = 2913
Step 4: 2913 + 971 = 3884
Step 5: 3884 + 971 = 4855
Step 6: 4855 + 971 = 5826
Step 7: 5826 + 971 = 6797
Step 8: 6797 + 971 = 7768
Step 9: 7768 + 971 = 8739
Step 10: 8739 + 971 = 9710
Step 11: 9710 + 971 = 10681
Step 12: 10681 + 971 = 11652
Step 13: 11652 + 971 = 12623
Step 14: 12623 + 971 = 13594
Step 15: 13594 + 971 = 14565
Step 16: 14565 + 971 = 15536
Step 17: 15536 + 971 = 16507
Step 18: 16507 + 971 = 17478
Step 19: 17478 + 971 = 18449
Step 20: 18449 + 971 = 19420
Step 21: 19420 + 971 = 20391
Step 22: 20391 + 971 = 21362
Step 23: 21362 + 971 = 22333
Step 24: 22333 + 971 = 23304
Step 25: 23304 + 971 = 24275
Step 26: 24275 + 971 = 25246
Step 27: 25246 + 971 = 26217
Step 28: 26217 + 971 = 27188
Step 29: 27188 + 971 = 28159
Step 30: 28159 + 971 = 29130
Step 31: 29130 + 971 = 30101
Step 32: 30101 + 971 = 31072
Step 33: 31072 + 971 = 32043
Step 34: 32043 + 971 = 33014
Step 35: 33014 + 971 = 33985
Step 36: 33985 + 971 = 34956
Step 37: 34956 + 971 = 35927
Step 38: 35927 + 971 = 36898
Step 39: 36898 + 971 = 37869
Step 40: 37869 + 971 = 38840
Step 41: 38840 + 971 = 39811
Step 42: 39811 + 971 = 40782
Step 43: 40782 + 971 = 41753
Step 44: 41753 + 971 = 42724
Step 45: 42724 + 971 = 43695
Step 46: 43695 + 971 = 44666
Step 47: 44666 + 971 = 45637
Step 48: 45637 + 971 = 46608
Step 49: 46608 + 971 = 47579
Step 50: 47579 + 971 = 48550
Step 51: 48550 + 971 = 49521
Step 52: 49521 + 971 = 50492
Step 53: 50492 + 971 = 51463
Step 54: 51463 + 971 = 52434
Step 55: 52434 + 971 = 53405
Step 56: 53405 + 971 = 54376
Step 57: 54376 + 971 = 55347
Step 58: 55347 + 971 = 56318
Step 59: 56318 + 971 = 57289
Step 60: 57289 + 971 = 58260
Step 61: 58260 + 971 = 59231
Step 62: 59231 + 971 = 60202
Step 63: 60202 + 971 = 61173
Step 64: 61173 + 971 = 62144
Step 65: 62144 + 971 = 63115
Step 66: 63115 + 971 = 64086
Step 67: 64086 + 971 = 65057
Step 68: 65057 + 971 = 66028
Step 69: 66028 + 971 = 66999
Step 70: 66999 + 971 = 67970
Step 71: 67970 + 971 = 68941
Step 72: 68941 + 971 = 69912
Step 73: 69912 + 971 = 70883
Step 74: 70883 + 971 = 71854
Step 75: 71854 + 971 = 72825
Step 76: 72825 + 971 = 73796
Step 77: 73796 + 971 = 74767
Step 78: 74767 + 971 = 75738

So, 971*78 = 75738