Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 979. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 81. So, we're going to take the number 979 and add it to itself 81 times.
Step 1: 0 + 979 = 979
Step 2: 979 + 979 = 1958
Step 3: 1958 + 979 = 2937
Step 4: 2937 + 979 = 3916
Step 5: 3916 + 979 = 4895
Step 6: 4895 + 979 = 5874
Step 7: 5874 + 979 = 6853
Step 8: 6853 + 979 = 7832
Step 9: 7832 + 979 = 8811
Step 10: 8811 + 979 = 9790
Step 11: 9790 + 979 = 10769
Step 12: 10769 + 979 = 11748
Step 13: 11748 + 979 = 12727
Step 14: 12727 + 979 = 13706
Step 15: 13706 + 979 = 14685
Step 16: 14685 + 979 = 15664
Step 17: 15664 + 979 = 16643
Step 18: 16643 + 979 = 17622
Step 19: 17622 + 979 = 18601
Step 20: 18601 + 979 = 19580
Step 21: 19580 + 979 = 20559
Step 22: 20559 + 979 = 21538
Step 23: 21538 + 979 = 22517
Step 24: 22517 + 979 = 23496
Step 25: 23496 + 979 = 24475
Step 26: 24475 + 979 = 25454
Step 27: 25454 + 979 = 26433
Step 28: 26433 + 979 = 27412
Step 29: 27412 + 979 = 28391
Step 30: 28391 + 979 = 29370
Step 31: 29370 + 979 = 30349
Step 32: 30349 + 979 = 31328
Step 33: 31328 + 979 = 32307
Step 34: 32307 + 979 = 33286
Step 35: 33286 + 979 = 34265
Step 36: 34265 + 979 = 35244
Step 37: 35244 + 979 = 36223
Step 38: 36223 + 979 = 37202
Step 39: 37202 + 979 = 38181
Step 40: 38181 + 979 = 39160
Step 41: 39160 + 979 = 40139
Step 42: 40139 + 979 = 41118
Step 43: 41118 + 979 = 42097
Step 44: 42097 + 979 = 43076
Step 45: 43076 + 979 = 44055
Step 46: 44055 + 979 = 45034
Step 47: 45034 + 979 = 46013
Step 48: 46013 + 979 = 46992
Step 49: 46992 + 979 = 47971
Step 50: 47971 + 979 = 48950
Step 51: 48950 + 979 = 49929
Step 52: 49929 + 979 = 50908
Step 53: 50908 + 979 = 51887
Step 54: 51887 + 979 = 52866
Step 55: 52866 + 979 = 53845
Step 56: 53845 + 979 = 54824
Step 57: 54824 + 979 = 55803
Step 58: 55803 + 979 = 56782
Step 59: 56782 + 979 = 57761
Step 60: 57761 + 979 = 58740
Step 61: 58740 + 979 = 59719
Step 62: 59719 + 979 = 60698
Step 63: 60698 + 979 = 61677
Step 64: 61677 + 979 = 62656
Step 65: 62656 + 979 = 63635
Step 66: 63635 + 979 = 64614
Step 67: 64614 + 979 = 65593
Step 68: 65593 + 979 = 66572
Step 69: 66572 + 979 = 67551
Step 70: 67551 + 979 = 68530
Step 71: 68530 + 979 = 69509
Step 72: 69509 + 979 = 70488
Step 73: 70488 + 979 = 71467
Step 74: 71467 + 979 = 72446
Step 75: 72446 + 979 = 73425
Step 76: 73425 + 979 = 74404
Step 77: 74404 + 979 = 75383
Step 78: 75383 + 979 = 76362
Step 79: 76362 + 979 = 77341
Step 80: 77341 + 979 = 78320
Step 81: 78320 + 979 = 79299

So, 979*81 = 79299