Okay, we are tasked with adding 985 and 9014. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 1 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 3 and get 9.

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

So, 985 + 9014 = 9999.

