Okay, we are tasked with adding 5075 and 6971. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 1 and get 6.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 7 in column 2 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 3 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 6 in column 4 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5075 + 6971 = 12046.

