Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 989. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 198. So, we're going to take the number 989 and add it to itself 198 times.
Step 1: 0 + 989 = 989
Step 2: 989 + 989 = 1978
Step 3: 1978 + 989 = 2967
Step 4: 2967 + 989 = 3956
Step 5: 3956 + 989 = 4945
Step 6: 4945 + 989 = 5934
Step 7: 5934 + 989 = 6923
Step 8: 6923 + 989 = 7912
Step 9: 7912 + 989 = 8901
Step 10: 8901 + 989 = 9890
Step 11: 9890 + 989 = 10879
Step 12: 10879 + 989 = 11868
Step 13: 11868 + 989 = 12857
Step 14: 12857 + 989 = 13846
Step 15: 13846 + 989 = 14835
Step 16: 14835 + 989 = 15824
Step 17: 15824 + 989 = 16813
Step 18: 16813 + 989 = 17802
Step 19: 17802 + 989 = 18791
Step 20: 18791 + 989 = 19780
Step 21: 19780 + 989 = 20769
Step 22: 20769 + 989 = 21758
Step 23: 21758 + 989 = 22747
Step 24: 22747 + 989 = 23736
Step 25: 23736 + 989 = 24725
Step 26: 24725 + 989 = 25714
Step 27: 25714 + 989 = 26703
Step 28: 26703 + 989 = 27692
Step 29: 27692 + 989 = 28681
Step 30: 28681 + 989 = 29670
Step 31: 29670 + 989 = 30659
Step 32: 30659 + 989 = 31648
Step 33: 31648 + 989 = 32637
Step 34: 32637 + 989 = 33626
Step 35: 33626 + 989 = 34615
Step 36: 34615 + 989 = 35604
Step 37: 35604 + 989 = 36593
Step 38: 36593 + 989 = 37582
Step 39: 37582 + 989 = 38571
Step 40: 38571 + 989 = 39560
Step 41: 39560 + 989 = 40549
Step 42: 40549 + 989 = 41538
Step 43: 41538 + 989 = 42527
Step 44: 42527 + 989 = 43516
Step 45: 43516 + 989 = 44505
Step 46: 44505 + 989 = 45494
Step 47: 45494 + 989 = 46483
Step 48: 46483 + 989 = 47472
Step 49: 47472 + 989 = 48461
Step 50: 48461 + 989 = 49450
Step 51: 49450 + 989 = 50439
Step 52: 50439 + 989 = 51428
Step 53: 51428 + 989 = 52417
Step 54: 52417 + 989 = 53406
Step 55: 53406 + 989 = 54395
Step 56: 54395 + 989 = 55384
Step 57: 55384 + 989 = 56373
Step 58: 56373 + 989 = 57362
Step 59: 57362 + 989 = 58351
Step 60: 58351 + 989 = 59340
Step 61: 59340 + 989 = 60329
Step 62: 60329 + 989 = 61318
Step 63: 61318 + 989 = 62307
Step 64: 62307 + 989 = 63296
Step 65: 63296 + 989 = 64285
Step 66: 64285 + 989 = 65274
Step 67: 65274 + 989 = 66263
Step 68: 66263 + 989 = 67252
Step 69: 67252 + 989 = 68241
Step 70: 68241 + 989 = 69230
Step 71: 69230 + 989 = 70219
Step 72: 70219 + 989 = 71208
Step 73: 71208 + 989 = 72197
Step 74: 72197 + 989 = 73186
Step 75: 73186 + 989 = 74175
Step 76: 74175 + 989 = 75164
Step 77: 75164 + 989 = 76153
Step 78: 76153 + 989 = 77142
Step 79: 77142 + 989 = 78131
Step 80: 78131 + 989 = 79120
Step 81: 79120 + 989 = 80109
Step 82: 80109 + 989 = 81098
Step 83: 81098 + 989 = 82087
Step 84: 82087 + 989 = 83076
Step 85: 83076 + 989 = 84065
Step 86: 84065 + 989 = 85054
Step 87: 85054 + 989 = 86043
Step 88: 86043 + 989 = 87032
Step 89: 87032 + 989 = 88021
Step 90: 88021 + 989 = 89010
Step 91: 89010 + 989 = 89999
Step 92: 89999 + 989 = 90988
Step 93: 90988 + 989 = 91977
Step 94: 91977 + 989 = 92966
Step 95: 92966 + 989 = 93955
Step 96: 93955 + 989 = 94944
Step 97: 94944 + 989 = 95933
Step 98: 95933 + 989 = 96922
Step 99: 96922 + 989 = 97911
Step 100: 97911 + 989 = 98900
Step 101: 98900 + 989 = 99889
Step 102: 99889 + 989 = 100878
Step 103: 100878 + 989 = 101867
Step 104: 101867 + 989 = 102856
Step 105: 102856 + 989 = 103845
Step 106: 103845 + 989 = 104834
Step 107: 104834 + 989 = 105823
Step 108: 105823 + 989 = 106812
Step 109: 106812 + 989 = 107801
Step 110: 107801 + 989 = 108790
Step 111: 108790 + 989 = 109779
Step 112: 109779 + 989 = 110768
Step 113: 110768 + 989 = 111757
Step 114: 111757 + 989 = 112746
Step 115: 112746 + 989 = 113735
Step 116: 113735 + 989 = 114724
Step 117: 114724 + 989 = 115713
Step 118: 115713 + 989 = 116702
Step 119: 116702 + 989 = 117691
Step 120: 117691 + 989 = 118680
Step 121: 118680 + 989 = 119669
Step 122: 119669 + 989 = 120658
Step 123: 120658 + 989 = 121647
Step 124: 121647 + 989 = 122636
Step 125: 122636 + 989 = 123625
Step 126: 123625 + 989 = 124614
Step 127: 124614 + 989 = 125603
Step 128: 125603 + 989 = 126592
Step 129: 126592 + 989 = 127581
Step 130: 127581 + 989 = 128570
Step 131: 128570 + 989 = 129559
Step 132: 129559 + 989 = 130548
Step 133: 130548 + 989 = 131537
Step 134: 131537 + 989 = 132526
Step 135: 132526 + 989 = 133515
Step 136: 133515 + 989 = 134504
Step 137: 134504 + 989 = 135493
Step 138: 135493 + 989 = 136482
Step 139: 136482 + 989 = 137471
Step 140: 137471 + 989 = 138460
Step 141: 138460 + 989 = 139449
Step 142: 139449 + 989 = 140438
Step 143: 140438 + 989 = 141427
Step 144: 141427 + 989 = 142416
Step 145: 142416 + 989 = 143405
Step 146: 143405 + 989 = 144394
Step 147: 144394 + 989 = 145383
Step 148: 145383 + 989 = 146372
Step 149: 146372 + 989 = 147361
Step 150: 147361 + 989 = 148350
Step 151: 148350 + 989 = 149339
Step 152: 149339 + 989 = 150328
Step 153: 150328 + 989 = 151317
Step 154: 151317 + 989 = 152306
Step 155: 152306 + 989 = 153295
Step 156: 153295 + 989 = 154284
Step 157: 154284 + 989 = 155273
Step 158: 155273 + 989 = 156262
Step 159: 156262 + 989 = 157251
Step 160: 157251 + 989 = 158240
Step 161: 158240 + 989 = 159229
Step 162: 159229 + 989 = 160218
Step 163: 160218 + 989 = 161207
Step 164: 161207 + 989 = 162196
Step 165: 162196 + 989 = 163185
Step 166: 163185 + 989 = 164174
Step 167: 164174 + 989 = 165163
Step 168: 165163 + 989 = 166152
Step 169: 166152 + 989 = 167141
Step 170: 167141 + 989 = 168130
Step 171: 168130 + 989 = 169119
Step 172: 169119 + 989 = 170108
Step 173: 170108 + 989 = 171097
Step 174: 171097 + 989 = 172086
Step 175: 172086 + 989 = 173075
Step 176: 173075 + 989 = 174064
Step 177: 174064 + 989 = 175053
Step 178: 175053 + 989 = 176042
Step 179: 176042 + 989 = 177031
Step 180: 177031 + 989 = 178020
Step 181: 178020 + 989 = 179009
Step 182: 179009 + 989 = 179998
Step 183: 179998 + 989 = 180987
Step 184: 180987 + 989 = 181976
Step 185: 181976 + 989 = 182965
Step 186: 182965 + 989 = 183954
Step 187: 183954 + 989 = 184943
Step 188: 184943 + 989 = 185932
Step 189: 185932 + 989 = 186921
Step 190: 186921 + 989 = 187910
Step 191: 187910 + 989 = 188899
Step 192: 188899 + 989 = 189888
Step 193: 189888 + 989 = 190877
Step 194: 190877 + 989 = 191866
Step 195: 191866 + 989 = 192855
Step 196: 192855 + 989 = 193844
Step 197: 193844 + 989 = 194833
Step 198: 194833 + 989 = 195822

So, 989*198 = 195822