Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 980. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 51. So, we're going to take the number 980 and add it to itself 51 times.
Step 1: 0 + 980 = 980
Step 2: 980 + 980 = 1960
Step 3: 1960 + 980 = 2940
Step 4: 2940 + 980 = 3920
Step 5: 3920 + 980 = 4900
Step 6: 4900 + 980 = 5880
Step 7: 5880 + 980 = 6860
Step 8: 6860 + 980 = 7840
Step 9: 7840 + 980 = 8820
Step 10: 8820 + 980 = 9800
Step 11: 9800 + 980 = 10780
Step 12: 10780 + 980 = 11760
Step 13: 11760 + 980 = 12740
Step 14: 12740 + 980 = 13720
Step 15: 13720 + 980 = 14700
Step 16: 14700 + 980 = 15680
Step 17: 15680 + 980 = 16660
Step 18: 16660 + 980 = 17640
Step 19: 17640 + 980 = 18620
Step 20: 18620 + 980 = 19600
Step 21: 19600 + 980 = 20580
Step 22: 20580 + 980 = 21560
Step 23: 21560 + 980 = 22540
Step 24: 22540 + 980 = 23520
Step 25: 23520 + 980 = 24500
Step 26: 24500 + 980 = 25480
Step 27: 25480 + 980 = 26460
Step 28: 26460 + 980 = 27440
Step 29: 27440 + 980 = 28420
Step 30: 28420 + 980 = 29400
Step 31: 29400 + 980 = 30380
Step 32: 30380 + 980 = 31360
Step 33: 31360 + 980 = 32340
Step 34: 32340 + 980 = 33320
Step 35: 33320 + 980 = 34300
Step 36: 34300 + 980 = 35280
Step 37: 35280 + 980 = 36260
Step 38: 36260 + 980 = 37240
Step 39: 37240 + 980 = 38220
Step 40: 38220 + 980 = 39200
Step 41: 39200 + 980 = 40180
Step 42: 40180 + 980 = 41160
Step 43: 41160 + 980 = 42140
Step 44: 42140 + 980 = 43120
Step 45: 43120 + 980 = 44100
Step 46: 44100 + 980 = 45080
Step 47: 45080 + 980 = 46060
Step 48: 46060 + 980 = 47040
Step 49: 47040 + 980 = 48020
Step 50: 48020 + 980 = 49000
Step 51: 49000 + 980 = 49980

So, 980*51 = 49980