Let's break this down. We're going to add 2024 and 6252 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 1 and get 6.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 2 in column 3 and get 2.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 4 and get 8.

So, 2024 + 6252 = 8276.

