Let's break this down. We're going to add 1740 and 8041 together.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 4 in column 2 and get 8.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 8 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 1740 + 8041 = 9781.

