Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 985. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 188. So, we're going to take the number 985 and add it to itself 188 times.
Step 1: 0 + 985 = 985
Step 2: 985 + 985 = 1970
Step 3: 1970 + 985 = 2955
Step 4: 2955 + 985 = 3940
Step 5: 3940 + 985 = 4925
Step 6: 4925 + 985 = 5910
Step 7: 5910 + 985 = 6895
Step 8: 6895 + 985 = 7880
Step 9: 7880 + 985 = 8865
Step 10: 8865 + 985 = 9850
Step 11: 9850 + 985 = 10835
Step 12: 10835 + 985 = 11820
Step 13: 11820 + 985 = 12805
Step 14: 12805 + 985 = 13790
Step 15: 13790 + 985 = 14775
Step 16: 14775 + 985 = 15760
Step 17: 15760 + 985 = 16745
Step 18: 16745 + 985 = 17730
Step 19: 17730 + 985 = 18715
Step 20: 18715 + 985 = 19700
Step 21: 19700 + 985 = 20685
Step 22: 20685 + 985 = 21670
Step 23: 21670 + 985 = 22655
Step 24: 22655 + 985 = 23640
Step 25: 23640 + 985 = 24625
Step 26: 24625 + 985 = 25610
Step 27: 25610 + 985 = 26595
Step 28: 26595 + 985 = 27580
Step 29: 27580 + 985 = 28565
Step 30: 28565 + 985 = 29550
Step 31: 29550 + 985 = 30535
Step 32: 30535 + 985 = 31520
Step 33: 31520 + 985 = 32505
Step 34: 32505 + 985 = 33490
Step 35: 33490 + 985 = 34475
Step 36: 34475 + 985 = 35460
Step 37: 35460 + 985 = 36445
Step 38: 36445 + 985 = 37430
Step 39: 37430 + 985 = 38415
Step 40: 38415 + 985 = 39400
Step 41: 39400 + 985 = 40385
Step 42: 40385 + 985 = 41370
Step 43: 41370 + 985 = 42355
Step 44: 42355 + 985 = 43340
Step 45: 43340 + 985 = 44325
Step 46: 44325 + 985 = 45310
Step 47: 45310 + 985 = 46295
Step 48: 46295 + 985 = 47280
Step 49: 47280 + 985 = 48265
Step 50: 48265 + 985 = 49250
Step 51: 49250 + 985 = 50235
Step 52: 50235 + 985 = 51220
Step 53: 51220 + 985 = 52205
Step 54: 52205 + 985 = 53190
Step 55: 53190 + 985 = 54175
Step 56: 54175 + 985 = 55160
Step 57: 55160 + 985 = 56145
Step 58: 56145 + 985 = 57130
Step 59: 57130 + 985 = 58115
Step 60: 58115 + 985 = 59100
Step 61: 59100 + 985 = 60085
Step 62: 60085 + 985 = 61070
Step 63: 61070 + 985 = 62055
Step 64: 62055 + 985 = 63040
Step 65: 63040 + 985 = 64025
Step 66: 64025 + 985 = 65010
Step 67: 65010 + 985 = 65995
Step 68: 65995 + 985 = 66980
Step 69: 66980 + 985 = 67965
Step 70: 67965 + 985 = 68950
Step 71: 68950 + 985 = 69935
Step 72: 69935 + 985 = 70920
Step 73: 70920 + 985 = 71905
Step 74: 71905 + 985 = 72890
Step 75: 72890 + 985 = 73875
Step 76: 73875 + 985 = 74860
Step 77: 74860 + 985 = 75845
Step 78: 75845 + 985 = 76830
Step 79: 76830 + 985 = 77815
Step 80: 77815 + 985 = 78800
Step 81: 78800 + 985 = 79785
Step 82: 79785 + 985 = 80770
Step 83: 80770 + 985 = 81755
Step 84: 81755 + 985 = 82740
Step 85: 82740 + 985 = 83725
Step 86: 83725 + 985 = 84710
Step 87: 84710 + 985 = 85695
Step 88: 85695 + 985 = 86680
Step 89: 86680 + 985 = 87665
Step 90: 87665 + 985 = 88650
Step 91: 88650 + 985 = 89635
Step 92: 89635 + 985 = 90620
Step 93: 90620 + 985 = 91605
Step 94: 91605 + 985 = 92590
Step 95: 92590 + 985 = 93575
Step 96: 93575 + 985 = 94560
Step 97: 94560 + 985 = 95545
Step 98: 95545 + 985 = 96530
Step 99: 96530 + 985 = 97515
Step 100: 97515 + 985 = 98500
Step 101: 98500 + 985 = 99485
Step 102: 99485 + 985 = 100470
Step 103: 100470 + 985 = 101455
Step 104: 101455 + 985 = 102440
Step 105: 102440 + 985 = 103425
Step 106: 103425 + 985 = 104410
Step 107: 104410 + 985 = 105395
Step 108: 105395 + 985 = 106380
Step 109: 106380 + 985 = 107365
Step 110: 107365 + 985 = 108350
Step 111: 108350 + 985 = 109335
Step 112: 109335 + 985 = 110320
Step 113: 110320 + 985 = 111305
Step 114: 111305 + 985 = 112290
Step 115: 112290 + 985 = 113275
Step 116: 113275 + 985 = 114260
Step 117: 114260 + 985 = 115245
Step 118: 115245 + 985 = 116230
Step 119: 116230 + 985 = 117215
Step 120: 117215 + 985 = 118200
Step 121: 118200 + 985 = 119185
Step 122: 119185 + 985 = 120170
Step 123: 120170 + 985 = 121155
Step 124: 121155 + 985 = 122140
Step 125: 122140 + 985 = 123125
Step 126: 123125 + 985 = 124110
Step 127: 124110 + 985 = 125095
Step 128: 125095 + 985 = 126080
Step 129: 126080 + 985 = 127065
Step 130: 127065 + 985 = 128050
Step 131: 128050 + 985 = 129035
Step 132: 129035 + 985 = 130020
Step 133: 130020 + 985 = 131005
Step 134: 131005 + 985 = 131990
Step 135: 131990 + 985 = 132975
Step 136: 132975 + 985 = 133960
Step 137: 133960 + 985 = 134945
Step 138: 134945 + 985 = 135930
Step 139: 135930 + 985 = 136915
Step 140: 136915 + 985 = 137900
Step 141: 137900 + 985 = 138885
Step 142: 138885 + 985 = 139870
Step 143: 139870 + 985 = 140855
Step 144: 140855 + 985 = 141840
Step 145: 141840 + 985 = 142825
Step 146: 142825 + 985 = 143810
Step 147: 143810 + 985 = 144795
Step 148: 144795 + 985 = 145780
Step 149: 145780 + 985 = 146765
Step 150: 146765 + 985 = 147750
Step 151: 147750 + 985 = 148735
Step 152: 148735 + 985 = 149720
Step 153: 149720 + 985 = 150705
Step 154: 150705 + 985 = 151690
Step 155: 151690 + 985 = 152675
Step 156: 152675 + 985 = 153660
Step 157: 153660 + 985 = 154645
Step 158: 154645 + 985 = 155630
Step 159: 155630 + 985 = 156615
Step 160: 156615 + 985 = 157600
Step 161: 157600 + 985 = 158585
Step 162: 158585 + 985 = 159570
Step 163: 159570 + 985 = 160555
Step 164: 160555 + 985 = 161540
Step 165: 161540 + 985 = 162525
Step 166: 162525 + 985 = 163510
Step 167: 163510 + 985 = 164495
Step 168: 164495 + 985 = 165480
Step 169: 165480 + 985 = 166465
Step 170: 166465 + 985 = 167450
Step 171: 167450 + 985 = 168435
Step 172: 168435 + 985 = 169420
Step 173: 169420 + 985 = 170405
Step 174: 170405 + 985 = 171390
Step 175: 171390 + 985 = 172375
Step 176: 172375 + 985 = 173360
Step 177: 173360 + 985 = 174345
Step 178: 174345 + 985 = 175330
Step 179: 175330 + 985 = 176315
Step 180: 176315 + 985 = 177300
Step 181: 177300 + 985 = 178285
Step 182: 178285 + 985 = 179270
Step 183: 179270 + 985 = 180255
Step 184: 180255 + 985 = 181240
Step 185: 181240 + 985 = 182225
Step 186: 182225 + 985 = 183210
Step 187: 183210 + 985 = 184195
Step 188: 184195 + 985 = 185180

So, 985*188 = 185180