Okay, we are tasked with adding 5290 and 5695. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 5 in column 1 and get 5.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 9 in column 2 and get 18.
We'll write down the last digit 8 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 5 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5290 + 5695 = 10985.

