Let's break this down. We're going to add 7972 and 6387 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 8 in column 2 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 3 in column 3 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 6 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7972 + 6387 = 14359.

