Okay, we are tasked with adding 5000 and 1561. Let's begin!

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 0 & 6 in column 2 and get 6.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 5 in column 3 and get 5.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 4 and get 6.

So, 5000 + 1561 = 6561.

