Okay, we are tasked with adding 1365 and 6609. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 9 in column 1 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 0 in column 2 and get 7.

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

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 6 in column 4 and get 7.

So, 1365 + 6609 = 7974.

