Not to worry, we've got 261 and 2611. Let's get to adding them!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 1 in column 2 and get 7.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 3 and get 8.

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

So, 261 + 2611 = 2872.

