Let's solve this addition problem. We have 9617 and 8726, and we need to add them together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 6 in column 1 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 2 in column 2 and get 4.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 7 in column 3 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 8 in column 4 and get 18.
We'll write down the last digit 8 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 9617 + 8726 = 18343.

