Okay, we are tasked with adding 9701 and 4454. Let's begin!

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 5 in column 2 and get 5.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 4 in column 3 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

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

So, 9701 + 4454 = 14155.

