Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 973. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 49. So, we're going to take the number 973 and add it to itself 49 times.
Step 1: 0 + 973 = 973
Step 2: 973 + 973 = 1946
Step 3: 1946 + 973 = 2919
Step 4: 2919 + 973 = 3892
Step 5: 3892 + 973 = 4865
Step 6: 4865 + 973 = 5838
Step 7: 5838 + 973 = 6811
Step 8: 6811 + 973 = 7784
Step 9: 7784 + 973 = 8757
Step 10: 8757 + 973 = 9730
Step 11: 9730 + 973 = 10703
Step 12: 10703 + 973 = 11676
Step 13: 11676 + 973 = 12649
Step 14: 12649 + 973 = 13622
Step 15: 13622 + 973 = 14595
Step 16: 14595 + 973 = 15568
Step 17: 15568 + 973 = 16541
Step 18: 16541 + 973 = 17514
Step 19: 17514 + 973 = 18487
Step 20: 18487 + 973 = 19460
Step 21: 19460 + 973 = 20433
Step 22: 20433 + 973 = 21406
Step 23: 21406 + 973 = 22379
Step 24: 22379 + 973 = 23352
Step 25: 23352 + 973 = 24325
Step 26: 24325 + 973 = 25298
Step 27: 25298 + 973 = 26271
Step 28: 26271 + 973 = 27244
Step 29: 27244 + 973 = 28217
Step 30: 28217 + 973 = 29190
Step 31: 29190 + 973 = 30163
Step 32: 30163 + 973 = 31136
Step 33: 31136 + 973 = 32109
Step 34: 32109 + 973 = 33082
Step 35: 33082 + 973 = 34055
Step 36: 34055 + 973 = 35028
Step 37: 35028 + 973 = 36001
Step 38: 36001 + 973 = 36974
Step 39: 36974 + 973 = 37947
Step 40: 37947 + 973 = 38920
Step 41: 38920 + 973 = 39893
Step 42: 39893 + 973 = 40866
Step 43: 40866 + 973 = 41839
Step 44: 41839 + 973 = 42812
Step 45: 42812 + 973 = 43785
Step 46: 43785 + 973 = 44758
Step 47: 44758 + 973 = 45731
Step 48: 45731 + 973 = 46704
Step 49: 46704 + 973 = 47677

So, 973*49 = 47677