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Default need a formula to find "*" in s string and multiply by preceding andfollowing values

I have cells enrties which can look like this:

Cell Entries:
Desired Results
Cars
6 6
Trucks
11 11
Bikes
4*3 12
Mowers 31*100
3100

They might have an * in them, or not. If there is not an asteric, i
want to, in an adjacent cell, to have the value 6, as shown under
"Desired results" for Cars, or, 3100 (31*100), as shown under Desired
results for Mowers. If there is no asteric, the number can be from 1
to 3 digits long. If there is an asteric, the number to the left of it
can be from 1 to 3 digits long, and the number to the right can be
from 1-5 digits long. There will always be 10 spaces from the word to
the number, so that for example, the Len of "Cars 6" is 15 (4
+ 10 + 1), and the length of "Bikes 4*3" is 18 (5 + 10 + 3). I
have been unscucessful in creating a formula that will give me the
value, or, if "*", is present, perform the multiplication.

Thanks,

Tonso