Let's break this down. We're going to add 7144 and 9716 together.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 1 in column 2 and get 6.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 7 in column 3 and get 8.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 9 in column 4 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7144 + 9716 = 16860.

