Okay, we are tasked with adding 2596 and 1100. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 0 in column 1 and get 6.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 2 and get 9.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 1 in column 4 and get 3.

So, 2596 + 1100 = 3696.

