1 * 038 x 2* equal to what ???
If you missed to write the result, kindly ask another one with proper values.
This question seems to be wrong because we can't start replacing * without knowing what result you want by multiplying these numbers.
Since the question is wrong, I will give a general procedure for solving these type of problems.
Procedure for approach these kind of question.
1) Write down the question in the multiplication form without the result.
2) Just go on multiplying b considering * as a normal digit (you will have to take *1 and *2 because both are different)
3) After multiplying you will be having the result which contains *
4) Equate this result to the result given in question
5) You will have to solve the equated equations to get the value of *