OK, let's do this. We've got 980 and 9991 and we're adding them all 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 8 & 9 in column 2 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 9 in column 3 and get 19.
We'll write down the last digit 9 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 980 + 9991 = 10971.

