Let's break this down. We're going to add 7209 and 38 together.

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 8 in column 1 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 3 in column 2 and get 4.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 0 in column 3 and get 2.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 4 and get 7.

So, 7209 + 38 = 7247.

