Okay, we are tasked with adding 381 and 248. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 1 & 8 in column 1 and get 9.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 8 & 4 in column 2 and get 12.
We'll write down the last digit 2 and carry the 1 to the next column.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 2 in column 3 and get 6.

So, 381 + 248 = 629.

