Here we go! We're going to add 1712 and 5157 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 1 and get 9.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 1 in column 3 and get 8.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 5 in column 4 and get 6.

So, 1712 + 5157 = 6869.

