Okay, we are tasked with adding 4869 and 8788. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 8 in column 1 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 8 in column 2 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 7 in column 3 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 8 in column 4 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 4869 + 8788 = 13657.

