Okay, we are tasked with adding 5356 and 4550. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 0 in column 1 and get 6.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 5 in column 2 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 5 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 4 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 5356 + 4550 = 9906.

