Here we go! We're going to add 16 and 1272 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 2 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 7 in column 2 and get 8.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 2 in column 3 and get 2.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 1 in column 4 and get 1.

So, 16 + 1272 = 1288.

