Here we go! We're going to add 3425 and 6972 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 2 in column 1 and get 7.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 9 in column 3 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 6 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 3425 + 6972 = 10397.

