Okay, we are tasked with adding 8227 and 4168. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 8 in column 1 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 1 in column 3 and get 3.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 4 in column 4 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 8227 + 4168 = 12395.

