Okay, we are tasked with adding 8718 and 6960. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 0 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 6 in column 2 and get 7.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 9 in column 3 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 6 in column 4 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 8718 + 6960 = 15678.

