Okay, we are tasked with adding 5993 and 7754. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 4 in column 1 and get 7.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 5 in column 2 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 7 in column 3 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 7 in column 4 and get 13.
We'll write down the last digit 3 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5993 + 7754 = 13747.

