Okay, we are tasked with adding 8443 and 26. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 6 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 2 in column 2 and get 6.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 4 & 0 in column 3 and get 4.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 0 in column 4 and get 8.

So, 8443 + 26 = 8469.

