Sure thing! We've got 8689 and 4540 and we're gonna add them together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 1 and get 9.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 5 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 8 & 4 in column 4 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 8689 + 4540 = 13229.

