Okay, we are tasked with adding 7204 and 1550. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 0 in column 1 and get 4.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 5 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 5 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 1 in column 4 and get 8.

So, 7204 + 1550 = 8754.

