Okay, we are tasked with adding 6712 and 1016. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 1 and get 8.

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

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 7 & 0 in column 3 and get 7.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 6 & 1 in column 4 and get 7.

So, 6712 + 1016 = 7728.

