Let's break this down. We're going to add 2712 and 6042 together.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 4 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 4 and get 8.

So, 2712 + 6042 = 8754.

