Sure thing, let's get straight to it. We start with 977 and we're going to multiply it by 50, which means adding 977 to itself 50 times.
Step 1: 0 + 977 = 977
Step 2: 977 + 977 = 1954
Step 3: 1954 + 977 = 2931
Step 4: 2931 + 977 = 3908
Step 5: 3908 + 977 = 4885
Step 6: 4885 + 977 = 5862
Step 7: 5862 + 977 = 6839
Step 8: 6839 + 977 = 7816
Step 9: 7816 + 977 = 8793
Step 10: 8793 + 977 = 9770
Step 11: 9770 + 977 = 10747
Step 12: 10747 + 977 = 11724
Step 13: 11724 + 977 = 12701
Step 14: 12701 + 977 = 13678
Step 15: 13678 + 977 = 14655
Step 16: 14655 + 977 = 15632
Step 17: 15632 + 977 = 16609
Step 18: 16609 + 977 = 17586
Step 19: 17586 + 977 = 18563
Step 20: 18563 + 977 = 19540
Step 21: 19540 + 977 = 20517
Step 22: 20517 + 977 = 21494
Step 23: 21494 + 977 = 22471
Step 24: 22471 + 977 = 23448
Step 25: 23448 + 977 = 24425
Step 26: 24425 + 977 = 25402
Step 27: 25402 + 977 = 26379
Step 28: 26379 + 977 = 27356
Step 29: 27356 + 977 = 28333
Step 30: 28333 + 977 = 29310
Step 31: 29310 + 977 = 30287
Step 32: 30287 + 977 = 31264
Step 33: 31264 + 977 = 32241
Step 34: 32241 + 977 = 33218
Step 35: 33218 + 977 = 34195
Step 36: 34195 + 977 = 35172
Step 37: 35172 + 977 = 36149
Step 38: 36149 + 977 = 37126
Step 39: 37126 + 977 = 38103
Step 40: 38103 + 977 = 39080
Step 41: 39080 + 977 = 40057
Step 42: 40057 + 977 = 41034
Step 43: 41034 + 977 = 42011
Step 44: 42011 + 977 = 42988
Step 45: 42988 + 977 = 43965
Step 46: 43965 + 977 = 44942
Step 47: 44942 + 977 = 45919
Step 48: 45919 + 977 = 46896
Step 49: 46896 + 977 = 47873
Step 50: 47873 + 977 = 48850

So, 977*50 = 48850