Not to worry, we've got 5271 and 5517. Let's get to adding them!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 7 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 1 in column 2 and get 8.

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 5 & 5 in column 4 and get 10.
We'll write down the last digit 0 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 5271 + 5517 = 10788.

