Okay, we are tasked with adding 7197 and 1369. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 9 in column 1 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 9 & 6 in column 2 and get 16.
We'll write down the last digit 6 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 3 in column 3 and get 5.

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

So, 7197 + 1369 = 8566.

