Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 969. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 97. So, we're going to take the number 969 and add it to itself 97 times.
Step 1: 0 + 969 = 969
Step 2: 969 + 969 = 1938
Step 3: 1938 + 969 = 2907
Step 4: 2907 + 969 = 3876
Step 5: 3876 + 969 = 4845
Step 6: 4845 + 969 = 5814
Step 7: 5814 + 969 = 6783
Step 8: 6783 + 969 = 7752
Step 9: 7752 + 969 = 8721
Step 10: 8721 + 969 = 9690
Step 11: 9690 + 969 = 10659
Step 12: 10659 + 969 = 11628
Step 13: 11628 + 969 = 12597
Step 14: 12597 + 969 = 13566
Step 15: 13566 + 969 = 14535
Step 16: 14535 + 969 = 15504
Step 17: 15504 + 969 = 16473
Step 18: 16473 + 969 = 17442
Step 19: 17442 + 969 = 18411
Step 20: 18411 + 969 = 19380
Step 21: 19380 + 969 = 20349
Step 22: 20349 + 969 = 21318
Step 23: 21318 + 969 = 22287
Step 24: 22287 + 969 = 23256
Step 25: 23256 + 969 = 24225
Step 26: 24225 + 969 = 25194
Step 27: 25194 + 969 = 26163
Step 28: 26163 + 969 = 27132
Step 29: 27132 + 969 = 28101
Step 30: 28101 + 969 = 29070
Step 31: 29070 + 969 = 30039
Step 32: 30039 + 969 = 31008
Step 33: 31008 + 969 = 31977
Step 34: 31977 + 969 = 32946
Step 35: 32946 + 969 = 33915
Step 36: 33915 + 969 = 34884
Step 37: 34884 + 969 = 35853
Step 38: 35853 + 969 = 36822
Step 39: 36822 + 969 = 37791
Step 40: 37791 + 969 = 38760
Step 41: 38760 + 969 = 39729
Step 42: 39729 + 969 = 40698
Step 43: 40698 + 969 = 41667
Step 44: 41667 + 969 = 42636
Step 45: 42636 + 969 = 43605
Step 46: 43605 + 969 = 44574
Step 47: 44574 + 969 = 45543
Step 48: 45543 + 969 = 46512
Step 49: 46512 + 969 = 47481
Step 50: 47481 + 969 = 48450
Step 51: 48450 + 969 = 49419
Step 52: 49419 + 969 = 50388
Step 53: 50388 + 969 = 51357
Step 54: 51357 + 969 = 52326
Step 55: 52326 + 969 = 53295
Step 56: 53295 + 969 = 54264
Step 57: 54264 + 969 = 55233
Step 58: 55233 + 969 = 56202
Step 59: 56202 + 969 = 57171
Step 60: 57171 + 969 = 58140
Step 61: 58140 + 969 = 59109
Step 62: 59109 + 969 = 60078
Step 63: 60078 + 969 = 61047
Step 64: 61047 + 969 = 62016
Step 65: 62016 + 969 = 62985
Step 66: 62985 + 969 = 63954
Step 67: 63954 + 969 = 64923
Step 68: 64923 + 969 = 65892
Step 69: 65892 + 969 = 66861
Step 70: 66861 + 969 = 67830
Step 71: 67830 + 969 = 68799
Step 72: 68799 + 969 = 69768
Step 73: 69768 + 969 = 70737
Step 74: 70737 + 969 = 71706
Step 75: 71706 + 969 = 72675
Step 76: 72675 + 969 = 73644
Step 77: 73644 + 969 = 74613
Step 78: 74613 + 969 = 75582
Step 79: 75582 + 969 = 76551
Step 80: 76551 + 969 = 77520
Step 81: 77520 + 969 = 78489
Step 82: 78489 + 969 = 79458
Step 83: 79458 + 969 = 80427
Step 84: 80427 + 969 = 81396
Step 85: 81396 + 969 = 82365
Step 86: 82365 + 969 = 83334
Step 87: 83334 + 969 = 84303
Step 88: 84303 + 969 = 85272
Step 89: 85272 + 969 = 86241
Step 90: 86241 + 969 = 87210
Step 91: 87210 + 969 = 88179
Step 92: 88179 + 969 = 89148
Step 93: 89148 + 969 = 90117
Step 94: 90117 + 969 = 91086
Step 95: 91086 + 969 = 92055
Step 96: 92055 + 969 = 93024
Step 97: 93024 + 969 = 93993

So, 969*97 = 93993