Okay, we are tasked with adding 9740 and 4301. 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 4 & 0 in column 2 and get 4.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 3 in column 3 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 in column 4 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 9740 + 4301 = 14041.

