No problem, let's work through this together. We're starting with 5971 and 7177 and adding them all up.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 7 in column 2 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 1 in column 3 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 7 in column 4 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5971 + 7177 = 13148.

