Okay, we are given 6172 and 5702. Let's add them up step by step.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 2 and get 7.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 7 in column 3 and get 8.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 5 in column 4 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 6172 + 5702 = 11874.

