Okay, we are tasked with adding 9240 and 725. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 5 in column 1 and get 5.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 9240 + 725 = 9965.

