Okay, we are tasked with adding 238 and 9730. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 0 in column 1 and get 8.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 9 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 238 + 9730 = 9968.

