Okay, we are tasked with adding 8252 and 1216. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 1 in column 2 and get 6.

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

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 1 in column 4 and get 9.

So, 8252 + 1216 = 9468.

