Okay, we are tasked with adding 4538 and 6979. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 9 in column 1 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 7 in column 2 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 9 in column 3 and get 15.
We'll write down the last digit 5 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 6 in column 4 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 4538 + 6979 = 11517.

