OK, let's do this. We've got 6987 and 4491 and we're adding them all together.

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

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 9 in column 2 and get 17.
We'll write down the last digit 7 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 4 in column 3 and get 14.
We'll write down the last digit 4 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 4 in column 4 and get 11.
We'll write down the last digit 1 and carry the 1 to the next column.

So, 6987 + 4491 = 11478.

