Let's solve this addition problem. We have 7311 and 173, and we need to add them together.

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

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

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

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

So, 7311 + 173 = 7484.

