We have numbers 3409 and 7243. Let's start adding them together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 3 in column 1 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 4 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 7 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 3409 + 7243 = 10652.

