Here we go! We're going to add 9854 and 408 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 8 in column 1 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 0 in column 2 and get 6.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 4 in column 3 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 9854 + 408 = 10262.

