Okay, we are tasked with adding 217 and 4740. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 1 and get 7.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 4 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 7 in column 3 and get 9.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 4 in column 4 and get 4.

So, 217 + 4740 = 4957.

