Let's solve this addition problem. We have 6981 and 3400, and we need to add them together.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 0 in column 2 and get 8.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 in column 3 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 3 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 6981 + 3400 = 10381.

