Okay, we are tasked with adding 7941 and 3040. Let's begin!

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

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 0 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 3 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 7941 + 3040 = 10981.

