Okay, we are tasked with adding 7917 and 1453. Let's begin!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 5 in column 2 and get 7.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 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 & 1 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 7917 + 1453 = 9370.

