Okay, we are tasked with adding 1700 and 3286. Let's begin!

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

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 2 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 3 in column 4 and get 4.

So, 1700 + 3286 = 4986.

