Okay, we are tasked with adding 9221 and 5548. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 8 in column 1 and get 9.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 5 in column 3 and get 7.

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

So, 9221 + 5548 = 14769.

