Let's break this down. We're going to add 7520 and 1396 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 6 in column 1 and get 6.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 9 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 & 3 in column 3 and get 9.

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

So, 7520 + 1396 = 8916.

