Okay, we are tasked with adding 1420 and 7240. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 0 in column 1 and get 0.

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 4 & 2 in column 3 and get 6.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 7 in column 4 and get 8.

So, 1420 + 7240 = 8660.

