Okay, we are tasked with adding 5995 and 4972. Let's begin!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 7 in column 2 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 9 in column 3 and get 19.
We'll write down the last digit 9 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5995 + 4972 = 10967.

