Not to worry, we've got 2521 and 7638. Let's get to adding them!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 3 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 6 in column 3 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 2521 + 7638 = 10159.

